Merimnetria straussiella

Merimnetria straussiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1953. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.^[1]

Merimnetria straussiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Merimnetria
Species:	M. straussiella
Binomial name
Merimnetria straussiella (Swezey, 1953)
Synonyms
Aristotelia straussiella Swezey, 1953

The larvae feed on Straussia kaduana and Straussia mariniana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.