Merimnetria compsodelta
Appearance
Merimnetria compsodelta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Merimnetria |
Species: | M. compsodelta
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Binomial name | |
Merimnetria compsodelta (Meyrick, 1928)
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Merimnetria compsodelta 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 acuminata capsules.
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- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.