Dialectica geometra
Dialectica geometra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hong Kong, Japan (the Ryukyu Islands), India (West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh) and Réunion.[3] It has recently been recorded from China.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Dialectica |
| Species: | D. geometra |
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| Dialectica geometra | |
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The wingspan is 6.5–8.2 mm.[5]
The larvae feed on Cordia amplifolia, Cordia myxa, Ehretia laevis and Ehretia species, including Ehretia microphylla. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Japanese Moths
- Meyrick, E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. – 1(16–20): page 626.
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- A New Record Genus and Species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China
- Japanese species of the Acrocercops-group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Part I
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