Bedellia minor
Bedellia minor, the Florida morning-glory leafminer moth, is a moth in the family Bedelliidae. It is found in Florida in the United States[1][2] and on Cuba.
| Bedellia minor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bedelliidae |
| Genus: | Bedellia |
| Species: | B. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Bedellia minor Busck, 1900 | |
The larvae feed on Ipomoea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bedellia minor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- mothphotographersgroup
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