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]
| Dialectica sanctaecrucis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Dialectica |
| Species: | D. sanctaecrucis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dialectica sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1897
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The larvae feed on Solanum melongena and Solanum torvum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Subspecies edit
- Dialectica sanctaecrucis sanctaecrucis
- Dialectica sanctaecrucis darwini Landry, 2006 (Galápagos Islands)
References edit
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