Bedellia boehmeriella is a moth of the family Bedelliidae. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1912. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
| Bedellia boehmeriella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bedelliidae |
| Genus: | Bedellia |
| Species: | B. boehmeriella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bedellia boehmeriella Swezey, 1912
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The larvae feed on Boehmeria grandis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae are about 6 mm long. When full grown the larva emerges from the leaf and pupates on the underside of the leaf beside a rib after having spun a few fibers of silk in which to fasten itself. The pupa is about 4.5 mm long. The pupal period lasts about 9 days.
External links edit
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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