| Conopomorpha litchiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Conopomorpha |
| Species: | C. litchiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Conopomorpha litchiella Bradley, 1986 |
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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.[1]
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 foodplants and return to oviposit on the fruits. Pupation takes place underneath the leaves in a cocoon.