Merimnetria multiformis

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.

Merimnetria multiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 multiformis Meyrick, 1928

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

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.