Bedelliidae
Encyclopedia
Bedelliidae is a small family
of small, narrow-winged moth
s; most authorities recognize just a single genus, Bedellia, previously included in the family Lyonetiidae
. The family is still included in the Lyonetiidae
as the subfamily Bedelliinae by some authors.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of small, narrow-winged moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s; most authorities recognize just a single genus, Bedellia, previously included in the family Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae is a family of moths. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.The families Bucculatricidae...
. The family is still included in the Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae is a family of moths. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.The families Bucculatricidae...
as the subfamily Bedelliinae by some authors.
Species
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| Bedellia boehmeriella Bedellia boehmeriella Bedellia boehmeriella is a moth of the Bedelliidae family. It is endemic to Oahu.The larvae feed on Boehmeria grandis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae are about 6 mm long. When full-grown the larva emerges from the leaf and pupates on the under side of the leaf beside a... |
Boehmeria grandis Boehmeria Boehmeria is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to Asia and North America. The species include herbaceous perennials, shrubs and small trees. Although related to nettles, this genus does not have stinging hairs... |
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| Bedellia cathareuta Bedellia cathareuta Bedellia cathareuta is a moth of the Bedelliidae family. It is known from South Africa.... Meyrick, 1911 |
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| Bedellia ehikella Bedellia ehikella Bedellia ehikella is a moth in the Bedelliidae family. It is found in Ukraine, Spain, Sardinia, Italy, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.Adults are on wing from late March to mid-May and again from July to September in Ukraine.... (Szöcs, 1967) |
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| Bedellia enthrypta | Porana paniculata | ||
| Bedellia luridella Müller-Rutz, 1922 | |||
| Bedellia minor | Ipomoea Ipomoea Ipomoea is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 500 species. Most of these are called "morning glories", but this can refer to related genera also. Those formerly separated in Calonyction are called "moonflowers"... |
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| Bedellia oplismeniella Bedellia oplismeniella Bedellia oplismeniella is a moth of the Bedelliidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and possibly Molokai and Hawaii.The larvae feed on Oplismenus compositus and Panicum torridum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is usually positioned lengthwise in the leaf, widening as the larvae... |
Oplismenus compositus Oplismenus Oplismenus is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses found in tropical Asia and extending down through South East Asia into Australia. Scholz, who studied the genus throughout the world, recognized nine species and 18 infraspecific taxa. An English translation of her work is available at... , Panicum torridum Panicum Panicum is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone... |
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| Bedellia orchilella Bedellia orchilella The Hawaiian Sweetpotato Leaf Miner is a moth of the Bedelliidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.... |
Ipomoea batatas, Solanum melongena | ||
| Bedellia psamminella | |||
| Bedellia silvicolella Bedellia silvicolella Bedellia silvicolella is a moth in the Bedelliidae family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.The larvae feed on Convolvulus canariensis and Convolvulus floridus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a slender corridor with a thick, central frass line that sometimes... Klimesch, 1968 |
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| Bedellia somnulentella Bedellia somnulentella The Sweet Potato Leaf Miner is a moth in the Bedelliidae family. It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution and has been recorded from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, southern Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Uzbekistan, nearly all of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Japan, North America, Australia, New... (Zeller, 1847) |
Sweet Potato Leaf Miner | Bedellia ipomoeae | Betula papyrifera, Calystegia sepium Calystegia sepium Calystegia sepium is a species of bindweed, with a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout temperate Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia, northwestern Africa, and North America, and in the temperate Southern Hemisphere in Australia, and... , Convolvulus Convolvulus Convolvulus is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include bindweed and morning glory, both names shared with other closely related genera.... , Ipomoea Ipomoea Ipomoea is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 500 species. Most of these are called "morning glories", but this can refer to related genera also. Those formerly separated in Calonyction are called "moonflowers"... , Salix, Sisymbrium irio, Solanum melongena |
| Bedellia spectrodes Meyrick, 1931 | |||
| Bedellia struthionella Bedellia struthionella Bedellia struthionella is a moth of the Bedelliidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and Hawaii.The larvae feed on Panicum torridum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.-External links:*... |
Panicum torridum Panicum Panicum is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone... |
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| Bedellia terenodes | Ipomoea Ipomoea Ipomoea is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 500 species. Most of these are called "morning glories", but this can refer to related genera also. Those formerly separated in Calonyction are called "moonflowers"... |
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| Bedellia yasumatsui Bedellia yasumatsui Bedellia yasumatsui is a moth in the Bedelliidae family. It is known from Australia and Papua New Guinea.The larvae have been recorded on Ipomoea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.-External links:*... Kuroko, 1972 |