Dialectica hedemanni
Dialectica hedemanni is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Dialectica |
| Species: | D. hedemanni |
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The larvae feed on Lavatera acerifolia, Lavatera arborea, Lavatera phoenicea, Malva neglecta, Malva parviflora and Malva sylvestris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a broad epidermal corridor. In the end, it becomes a full depth transparent blotch. Some silk is deposited inside the mine and the blotch is hardly puckered. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
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