Merimnetria xylospila

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

Merimnetria xylospila 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.

The larvae feed on Kadua coriacea . They form large galls on the new stems of their host plant.


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