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Conopomorpha sinensis

Wikipedia Abstract

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. The wingspan is 12-15 mm. Adults are greyish brown with a yellowish brown wing apex. The hindwings are silver grey. 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.
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Prey / Diet

Dimocarpus longan (longan)[1]
Litchi chinensis (lychee)[1]
Theobroma cacao (cacao)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0