Merimnetria homoxyla

Merimnetria homoxyla 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.

Merimnetria homoxyla
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M. homoxyla
Binomial name
Merimnetria homoxyla
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Merimnetria (Aristoteliodes) homoxyla
  • Aristotelia homoxyla Meyrick, 1928

The larvae feed on Kadua coriacea. The larvae make large galls on the new stems of the host plant.

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


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