Dialectica imperialella
Dialectica imperialella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Denmark to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to Russia and Ukraine.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Dialectica |
| Species: | D. imperialella |
| Binomial name | |
| Dialectica imperialella | |
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Adults are on wing in May and June in one generation.[2]
The larvae feed on Buglossoides purpurocaerulea, Lithospermum officinale, Pulmonaria angustifolia, Pulmonaria officinalis and Symphytum officinale. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
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