Dialectica aemula

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Dialectica aemula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Dialectica
Species:
D. aemula
Binomial name
Dialectica aemula
(Meyrick, 1916)

Dialectica aemula is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia (the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Queensland and Victoria), India (Bihar) and Nepal. [1]

The adult is similar to Dialectica scalariella , which was introduced deliberately into Australia, but the cocoons are more easily distinguished. [2] [3]

The larvae feed on Cynoglossum species (including Cynoglossum australe , Cynoglossum lanceolatum and Cynoglossum suaveolens ), Trichodesma indicum and Trichodesma zeylanicum . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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<i>Cynoglossum</i> Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae

There are many species in the plant genus Cynoglossum. They are coarse-appearing, small-flowered plants of the family Boraginaceae. Cynoglossum officinale, the common hound's-tongue, is a native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It has been introduced into North America, and it is considered to be a troublesome weed because its burs stick to the wool of sheep and to other animals. Ingestion of this plant can also lead to photosensitivity in grazing animals.

<i>Dialectica scalariella</i> Species of moth

Dialectica scalariella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from France to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. Recently an imago was found in Great Britain. It was introduced in Australia for the biological control of the weed Echium plantagineum and has since spread to New Zealand.

<i>Dialectica</i> (moth) Genus of insects

Dialectica is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

Dialectica soffneri is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Greece.

Dialectica carcharota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

Dialectica pyramidota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Réunion.

Dialectica cordiaecola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.

Dialectica columellina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.

<i>Dialectica ehretiae</i> Species of moth

Dialectica ehretiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Ethiopia.

Dialectica odontosema is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.

Dialectica pavonicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.

Dialectica trigonidota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.

Dialectica geometra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hong Kong, Japan, India and Réunion. It has recently been recorded from China.

Dialectica sanctaecrucis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Galápagos Islands.

Dialectica rendalli is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Dialectica permixtella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Dominican Republic and Grenada.

Dialectica japonica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyūshū, Japan.

Gracillariinae Subfamily of moths

Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.

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