Bedellia somnulentella, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
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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