Conopomorpha oceanica

Conopomorpha oceanica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Fiji and Vanuatu.[1]

Conopomorpha oceanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Conopomorpha
Species:
C. oceanica
Binomial name
Conopomorpha oceanica
Bradley, 1986

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao. They probably mine the leaves as well as the fruit or seeds of their host plant.

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