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Genus Bedellia

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)
Family Bedelliidae
Genus Bedellia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Bedellia Stainton, 1849
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet Bedellia in honor of George Bedell (1805-1877), a British collector and expert on microlepidoptera.
Remarks
The only genus of the family.
Contributed by tom murray on 21 January, 2008 - 7:50pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy
Last updated 2 June, 2021 - 3:17pm

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