Dialectica geometra
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Dialectica geometra is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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]
The wingspan is 6.5-8.2 mm.[5]
The larvae feed on Cordia amplifolia,[6] 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
- ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. - — :page 209