Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Dialectica sanctaecrucis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Dialectica Rank Subspecies | |
Dialectica 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.
The larvae feed on Solanum melongena and Solanum torvum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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