Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Scientific name Merimnetria gratula | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Merimnetria Rank Species | |
Merimnetria gratula is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is endemic to Oahu, Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Psychotria kaduana, which is a tree that mainly grows in the mountains of Oahu. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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