Dialectica sanctaecrucis explained

Dialectica sanctaecrucis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/DIALSANC Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)