Merimnetria lanaiensis

Merimnetria lanaiensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Lanai.

Merimnetria lanaiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Merimnetria
Species:
M. lanaiensis
Binomial name
Merimnetria lanaiensis
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Merimnetria (Aristoteliodes) lanaiensis
  • Aristotelia lanaiensis Walsingham, 1907

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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Hawaiiensis 1 (5): 481   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.