Bedellia somnulentella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Bedellia somnulentella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

MOTH INFO

Bedellia somnulentella is a moth of the family Bedelliidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Lyonetia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

Bedellia orpheella (Stainton, 1849)

Bedellia staintoniella (Clemens, 1860)

Bedellia mnesileuca (Meyrick, 1928)

Bedellia annuligera (Meyrick, 1928)

Bedellia autoconis (Meyrick, 1930)

Bedellia ipomoeae (Bradley, 1953)

Common name

Sweet Potato Leaf Miner, Morning-Glory Leaf Miner

Classification

Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea Family: Bedelliidae > Genus: Bedellia

Wingspan

8-11 mm

Habitat

Fields, parks, wastelands, river banks.

Food plant

The larva is oligophagous on Convolvulaceae (Calystegia sepium, Convolvulus arvensis, Convolvulus althaeoides, Convolvulus siculus, Ipomoea purpurea) and is a leafminer.

Flight period
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Links

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