Merimnetria compsodelta

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

The larvae feed on Kadua acuminata capsules.

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


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