Conopomorpha cramerella explained

Conopomorpha cramerella, the cocoa pod borer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Saudi Arabia, China, India (West Bengal, Andaman Islands), Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra, Sulawesi, Papua, Papua Barat, Java, Kalimantan, Moluccas), Malaysia (Peninsula, Sarawak, Sabah), Vietnam, Australia, New Britain, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, and Australia (Northern Territory).

The larvae feed on Cynometra cauliflora, Swietenia species, Dimocarpus longan, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium lappaceum, Nephelium litchi, Nephelium malainse, Nephelium mutabile, Pometia species (including Pometia pinnata), Cola species and Theobroma cacao.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120817213110/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/grac/cramer.html Australian Insects
  2. Shapiro . Leo H. . Scheffer . Sonja J. . Maisin . Navies . Lambert . Smilja . Purung . Hussin Bin . Sulistyowati . Endang . Vega . Fernando E. . Gende . Paul . Laup . Samson . Rosmana . Ade . Djam . Sylvia . Hebbar . Prakash K. . Conopomorpha cramerella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in the Malay Archipelago: genetic signature of a bottlenecked population? . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 2008 . 101 . 5 . 930–938 . 10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[930:CCLGIT]2.0.CO;2.