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Bedellia minor

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Bedellia minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bedelliidae
Genus: Bedellia
Species:
B. minor
Binomial name
Bedellia minor
Busck, 1900

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.

The larvae feed on Ipomoea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup