Merimnetria multiformis

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Merimnetria multiformis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Merimnetria
Species:
M. multiformis
Binomial name
Merimnetria multiformis
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Merimnetria (Aristoteliodes) multiformis
  • Aristotelia multiformisMeyrick, 1928

Merimnetria multiformis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu and possibly Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Kadua coriacea and Kadua macrocarpa . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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