Bedellia (lat.) Is the genus of the mole-shaped Lepidoptera of the superfamily Yponomeutoidea . The only genus of the family is Bedelliidae . About 20 species.
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 Bedellia somnulentella | ||||||||||||||||
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| Bedellia Stainton, 1849 |
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Description
Small narrow-winged moths (wingspan from 8 to 11 mm) are usually brown. The head is relatively large with a bun of hair directly on the forehead. The antennae are long, almost the same as the front wings. The legs of the imago are long and slender. Larvae are distinguished by the presence of unusually long legs.
They are found on various plants, including sweet potatoes ( sweet potato , morning glory ), eggplant ( Solanum melongena ), millet ( Panicum sp.).
The cosmopolitan species Bedellia somnulentella develops on plants of the Convulvulaceae family.
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About 20 species. Previously included in the Lyonetiidae family , now stand out in the independent Bedelliidae Stainton family , 1849 .
| Scientific name | Other names | Synonyms | Caterpillar feed plants |
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| Bedellia annuligera | Convolvulus arvensis , Solanum melongena | ||
| Bedellia autoconis | Ipomoea batatas | ||
| Bedellia boehmeriella | Boehmeria grandis | ||
| Bedellia ehikella (Szöcs, 1967) [1] | |||
| Bedellia enthrypta | Porana paniculata | ||
| Bedellia minor | Ipomoea | ||
| Bedellia oplismeniella | Oplismenus compositus , Panicum torridum | ||
| Bedellia orchilella | Ipomoea batatas , Solanum melongena | ||
| Bedellia psamminella | |||
| Bedellia silvicolella Klimesch, 1968 [2] | |||
| Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847) | Sweet potato leaf miner | Bedellia ipomoeae | Betula papyrifera , Calystegia sepium , Convolvulus , Ipomoea , Salix , Sisymbrium irio , Solanum melongena |
| Bedellia struthionella | Panicum torridum | ||
| Bedellia terenodes | Ipomoea |
Notes
- ↑ Bedellia ehikella at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved on 2009-10-12.
- ↑ Bedellia silvicolella at BioLib. Retrieved on 2009-10-12.
Links
- Bedellia on tolweb.org. (eng.)
- leptree.net
- Microleps USA (Nearctic)
- Japmoth Images of adults and caterpillars