Dialectica geometra

Dialectica geometra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Dialectica
Species:	D. geometra
Binomial name
	Dialectica geometra; (Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
	Acrocercops geometra Meyrick, 1916 ;

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]

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". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^ Japanese species of the Acrocercops-group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Part I

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[1] Japanese Moths

[2] Meyrick, E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. – 1(16–20): page 626.

[3] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

[4] "A New Record Genus and Species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-16.

[5] Japanese species of the Acrocercops-group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Part I

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