Bedellia boehmeriella

Bedellia boehmeriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bedelliidae
Genus: Bedellia
Species: B. boehmeriella
Binomial name
Bedellia boehmeriella
Swezey, 1912

Bedellia boehmeriella is a moth of the family Bedelliidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

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 under side 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.

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