Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)

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Permalink:	BEDESOMN
Higher taxa:	Bedelliidae (family)/  Bedellia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Zeller, 1847)
Citation:	Lyonetia Somnulentella n. sp.
Original genus:	Lyonetia
Publication:	Zeller P. C. 1847b. Bemerkungen über die auf einer Reise nach Italien und Sicilien beobachteten Schmetterlingsarten.
Journal:	Isis von Oken
Volume:	40
Issue:
Pagination:	894–895
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13234109
Name(English):	Sweet potato leaf miner

Bedellia somnulentella (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Syntype	♂		Syntypes 2♂, 1♀.	Italy	[Italy, Sicily], Messina, 03.iv; Syracusa, 12.v, 07.vi, leg. P. C. Zeller.

Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand; Nearctic: U.S.A.; Oriental: India; Palaearctic: Egypt, Europe, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgisia, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Probably cosmopolitan.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Cabo Verde		Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 87
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Ethiopia		Mey W. 2019f. Lyonetiidae and Bedelliidae (Yponomeutoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 209
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Mauritius		Meyrick E. 1910a. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles. page 374
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Réunion		Bippus M. 2016d. New or poorly known Microlepidoptera from the Mascarenes (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Bedellidae, Batrachedridae, Carposinidae, Epermeniidae, Gelechiidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae). page 349
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Meyrick E. 1911d. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. III. page 79
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Mey W. 2019f. Lyonetiidae and Bedelliidae (Yponomeutoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 209

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Convolvulus sp.	Convolvulaceae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 82
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Ipomoea aquatica	Convolvulaceae	Réunion	Bippus M. 2016d. New or poorly known Microlepidoptera from the Mascarenes (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Bedellidae, Batrachedridae, Carposinidae, Epermeniidae, Gelechiidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae). page 349
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Ipomoea batatas	Convolvulaceae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 81
Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)	Ipomoea sp.	Convolvulaceae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 82

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Bedellia somnulentella (1)

Bedellia autoconis (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Bedellia annuligera Meyrick, 1928	Meyrick, 1928	species	Synonym	Bedellia annuligera
Bedellia autoconis Meyrick, 1930	Meyrick, 1930	species	Synonym	Bedellia autoconis
Bedellia convolvulella (Heydenreich, 1851)	(Heydenreich, 1851)	species	Synonym	Gracillaria convolvulella
Bedellia ipomoeae Bradley, 1953	Bradley, 1953	species	Synonym	Bedellia ipomoeae
Bedellia mesileuca Szöcs, 1967	Szöcs, 1967	species	Misapplied	Bedellia mesileuca
Bedellia mnesileuca Meyrick, 1928	Meyrick, 1928	species	Synonym	Bedellia mnesileuca
Bedellia orpheella Stainton, 1849	Stainton, 1849	species	Synonym	Bedellia orpheella
Bedellia staintoniella Clemens, 1860	Clemens, 1860	species	Synonym	Bedellia staintoniella