Bedellia struthionella is a moth of the family Bedelliidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.
Bedellia struthionella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bedelliidae |
Genus: | Bedellia |
Species: | B. struthionella
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Binomial name | |
Bedellia struthionella Walsingham, 1907
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The larvae feed on Panicum torridum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
edit- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.