Conopomorpha sinensis

Conopomorpha sinensis
Conopomorpha sinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Conopomorpha
Species: C. sinensis
Binomial name
Conopomorpha sinensis
Bradley, 1986

The Litchi Fruit Borer or the Litchi stem-end Borer (Conopomorpha sinensis) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is present in China (Hainan, Fujian, Hong Kong and Guangdong), India, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]

The larvae feed on Dimocarpus longan, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium longana and Theobroma cacao. They feed on the fruit and the shoots of their host plant. It is considered a serious pest of Litchi fruit.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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