Conopomorpha cyanospila

Conopomorpha cyanospila is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Zealand.[1]

Conopomorpha cyanospila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Conopomorpha
Species:
C. cyanospila
Binomial name
Conopomorpha cyanospila
Meyrick, 1886

The larvae feed on Alectryon excelsus. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.[2] They enter the young fruit through circular holes drilled in the capsule and seed walls. They then tunnel into the contents and kill the seeds.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Insect predation of seeds of native New Zealand woody plants in some central South Island localities


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