Dialectica japonica explained
Dialectica japonica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyūshū, Japan.[1]
The wingspan is 7.5–8.6 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Ehretia ovalifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Notes and References
- http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/DIALJAPO Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/9841/1/38_p1-111.pdf Japanese species of the Acrocercops-group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Part I