Merimnetria mendax
Merimnetria mendax is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
| Merimnetria mendax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Merimnetria |
| Species: | M. mendax |
| Binomial name | |
| Merimnetria mendax (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are pale fawn ocherous, profusely sprinkled and minutely mottled with fawn brown, almost obliterating the paler ground color, a few blackish specks along the costa, especially before the middle. The hindwings are pale gray.[1]
References
- Fauna Hawaiiensis 1 (5): 481
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External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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