Conopomorpha (genus)

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Conopomorpha flueggella adults, larvae and pupae on the medicinal plant Flueggea suffruticosa (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Bingbing Hu, Shuxia Wang, Jing Zhang and Houhun Li
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Conopomorpha Meyrick, 1885

This genus is widely distributed and contains around 15 species of small moths with a wingspan around 8-15 mm. The larvae bore into fruits, shoots and stems of different plants and some are pests of fruit trees like lychee, longan and cacao. E.g. Conopomorpha cramerella attacks cacao pods in Asia.

Type species: Conopomorpha cyanospila


Currently, the following species have been entered into the system: