Conopomorpha litchiella Bradley, 1986

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SUBFAMILY Ornixolinae
GENUSConopomorpha
SPECIES litchiella
AUTHORBradley, 1986
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONConopomorpha litchiella sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITYWest Malaysia, Selangor, Serdang.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratypes 12♂ and 14♀, genitalia slide Grc 2409♂, BMNH, EIHU.
STATUSSpecies
PUBLICATION Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51.
PAGINATION 48-49, figs. 7-8, 15-16, 20
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Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Australia   Kuroko, H. & Lewvanich, A. 1983. Some lepidopterous insect pests attacking economically important plants in Thailand. - Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture. Series B Agriculture and Biology 35:1-9. 4 (as hierocosma)
China Fujian Huang, B. K. 1987. Correction of the name of litchi fruit borer, gracilariid moth (Lepidoptera: Gracilariidae) in Fujian Province. - Wuyi Science Journal 7:57-59. 59
India Bihar Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48
India Uttar Pradesh Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48
India Karnataka Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48
India West Bengal Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48
Malaysia Selangor Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48
Nepal   Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48
Taiwan, Province of China   Kuroko, H. & Lewvanich, A. 1983. Some lepidopterous insect pests attacking economically important plants in Thailand. - Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture. Series B Agriculture and Biology 35:1-9. 4 (as hierocosma)
Thailand   Kuroko, H. & Lewvanich, A. 1983. Some lepidopterous insect pests attacking economically important plants in Thailand. - Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture. Series B Agriculture and Biology 35:1-9. 4 (as hierocosma)

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Fabaceae Senna obtusifolia   Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1-744. 122
Fabaceae Senna tora   Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 49
Malvaceae Theobroma cacao   Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1-744. 122
Myrtaceae Syzygium cumini   Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 49
Sapindaceae Dimocarpus longan China Huang, B. K. 1987. Correction of the name of litchi fruit borer, gracilariid moth (Lepidoptera: Gracilariidae) in Fujian Province. - Wuyi Science Journal 7:57-59. 59
Sapindaceae Dimocarpus longan India Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48-49
Sapindaceae Litchi chinensis China Huang, B. K. 1987. Correction of the name of litchi fruit borer, gracilariid moth (Lepidoptera: Gracilariidae) in Fujian Province. - Wuyi Science Journal 7:57-59. 59
Sapindaceae Litchi chinensis India Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48
Sapindaceae Litchi chinensis Thailand Kuroko, H. & Lewvanich, A. 1983. Some lepidopterous insect pests attacking economically important plants in Thailand. - Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture. Series B Agriculture and Biology 35:1-9. 4
Sapindaceae Nephelium litchi India Bradley, J. D. 1986. Identity of the south-east Asian cocoa moth, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of three allied new species. - Bulletin of Entomological Research 76(1):41-51. 48

*   Mines in the leaves and the fruits.

Species Parasitoids

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Braconidae Parachremylus litchii Thailand Belokobylskij, S. & Maeto, K. 2006. A new species of the genus Parachremylus Granger (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Conopomorpha lychee pests (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Thailand. - Journal of Hymenoptera Research 15(2):181-186. 181