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[[File:Cryptophlebia_peltastica_IPM5482401.jpg|250px|thumb|''Cryptophlebia peltastica'' female (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Todd Gilligan, CSU<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5482401 IPM Images]]]
<font color="#800000">'''''Cryptophlebia peltastica'''''</font> (Meyrick, 1921) - (litchi moth)

This tortrix moth is found in many parts of Africa, including outer islands like Madagascar or Mauritius. It has been also recorded from several other regions like the Pacific island Guam, where it is probably introduced. ''C. peltastica'' attacks the fruits of lychee and citrus. It also infests the pods of several plants of Fabaceae like tamarind or ''Acacia''. Adults have a wingspan of 13-20 mm.

On lychee, females lay their eggs on young fruits with a diameter of around 3 mm. The emerging larvae bore through the skin and feed on the fruit and seeds, eventually pupating inside the fruit. In Mauritius, up to 20% of the fruits can be damaged ([[African Entomology (2008) 16, 203-208|Manrakhan et al., 2008]]).  


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