Biology:Bedellia psamminella

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Short description: Species of moth

Bedellia psamminella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bedelliidae
Genus: Bedellia
Species:
B. psamminella
Binomial name
Bedellia psamminella
Meyrick, 1889[1]

Bedellia psamminella, the convolvulus skeletoniser, is a moth in the family Bedelliidae. It is found in New Zealand.[2][3]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.

Host species

Muehlenbeckia australis is a host to the larva of this species of moth.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13436970 entry