The moth of this Australian native species is similar to that of the species Dialectica scalariella which was introduced deliberately into Australia, but the cocoons are more easily distinguished.

Further reading :

T. Kumata and M. Horak, The native Dialectica aemula (Meyrick) and the introduced Dialectica scalariella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera:Gracillariidae) in Australia: characterisation of two closely related species on Boraginaceae/, Australian Journal of Entomology, Vol. 36, No. 1, 1997 , pp. 25-36.

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