
Dialectica imperialella (Zeller, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) rediscovered on the Isle of Wight after 45 years and consideration of one of its larval foodplants
An account is given of the rediscovery of Dialectica imperialella (Zeller, 1847) on the Isle of Wight in 2018, which had not been recorded on the Island since its discovery there in 1973. Larval foodplants and records from southern England are reviewed.
Keywords: DIALECTICA IMPERIALELLA; FOODPLANTS; GRACILLARIIDAE; ISLE OF WIGHT; LEPIDOPTERA; PULMONARIA LONGIFOLIA; PULMONARIA OFFICINALIS; RECORDS
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: October 29, 2021
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