Kingdom Animalia Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Conopomorpha litchiella Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Conopomorpha Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
Similar Conopomorpha sinensis, Butterflies and moths, Conopomorpha cramerella, Acrocercops, Gracillariidae | ||
Conopomorpha litchiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Australia, China (Fujian), India (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal), Malaysia (Selangor), Nepal, Taiwan and Thailand.
The larvae feed on Senna obtusifolia, Senna tora, Eugenia cumini, Dimocarpus longan, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi and Theobroma cacao. They mine the leaves as well as the fruit of their host plant. After mining the leaves, the larvae migrate to other food plants and return to oviposit (lay eggs) on the fruits. Pupation takes place underneath the leaves in a cocoon.
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