Bedellia boehmeriella
Bedellia boehmeriella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bedelliidae |
Genus: | Bedellia |
Species: | B. boehmeriella
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Binomial name | |
Bedellia boehmeriella Swezey, 1912
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Bedellia boehmeriella is a moth of the family Bedelliidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1912. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
The larvae feed on . 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 underside of the leaf beside a rib after having spun a few fibers of silk in which to fasten itself. The pupa is about 4.5 mm long. The pupal period lasts about 9 days.
External links[]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Categories:
- Bedelliidae
- Endemic moths of Hawaii
- Yponomeutoidea stubs