Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Scientific name Merimnetria lanaiensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Merimnetria Rank Species | |
Merimnetria lanaiensis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is endemic to Lanai, Hawaii.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are ashy whitish, sparsely sprinkled with pale brownish fuscous, a small dark fuscous spot at the base of the costa is succeeded by a triangular fuscous costal patch, scarcely before the middle, and a few fuscous scales about the commencement of the costal cilia. The hindwings are ashy gray.
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