Merimnetria straussiella
Merimnetria straussiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Merimnetria |
Species: | M. straussiella |
Binomial name | |
Merimnetria straussiella (Swezey, 1953) | |
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Merimnetria straussiella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.
Adults have predominantly orange-colored forewings and pale hindwings.
The larvae feed on Straussia kaduana and Straussia mariniana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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