Dialectica (genus) (Echium leaf-miners)

Dark brown with zizag white area along forewing hindmargin. Body length about 4 mm. 

The Caterpillar of Dialectica scalariella was introduced deliberately from the Mediterranean region into Australia to control Paterson's Curse ( Echium plantagineum ).

Dialectica (genus) is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands


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