Eudonia meristis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai, Kauai and Hawaii. The larvae feed on moss.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eudonia |
| Species: | E. meristis
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| Eudonia meristis (Meyrick, 1899)
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Subspecies
edit- Eudonia meristis meristis (Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii)
- Eudonia meristis halmaea Meyrick, 1899 (Kauai)
References
edit- ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
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