- Dialectica sanctaecrucis
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Dialectica sanctaecrucis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Gracillariidae Genus: Dialectica Species: D. sanctaecrucis Binomial name Dialectica sanctaecrucis
Walsingham, 1897Dialectica sanctaecrucis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands (Saint John, Saint Croix and Saint Thomas) and the Galápagos Islands.[1]
The larvae feed on Solanum melongena and Solanum torvum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Subspecies
- Dialectica sanctaecrucis sanctaecrucis
- Dialectica sanctaecrucis darwini Landry, 2006 (Galápagos Islands)
References
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