Bedellia psamminella
Bedellia psamminella, the convolvulus skeletoniser, is a moth in the family Bedelliidae. It is found in New Zealand.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bedelliidae |
| Genus: | Bedellia |
| Species: | B. psamminella |
| Binomial name | |
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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
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- "NZOR Name Details - Bedellia psamminella Meyrick, 1889". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bedellia psamminella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- Bain, John (April 2009). "New records" (PDF). Forest Health News (194). SCION. ISSN 1175-9755. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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