| Bedellia orchilella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bedelliidae |
| Genus: | Bedellia |
| Species: | B. orchilella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bedellia orchilella Walsingham, 1907 |
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The Hawaiian Sweetpotato Leaf Miner (Bedellia orchilella) is a moth of the Bedelliidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Ipomoea species, including Ipomoea tuberculata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. It is considered a pest on sweetpotatoes in Hawaii. The mines may cause the yellowing of the Leaves, giving them a notched and withered appearance.