Conopomorpha sinensis

TaxID: 940481

Basic Information

Conopomorpha sinensis

Litchi Fruit Borer, litch fruit borer

The litchi fruit borer or the litchi stem-end borer (Conopomorpha sinensis) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is present in China (Hainan, Fujian, Hong Kong and Guangdong), India, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The wingspan is 12 C15 mm. Adults are greyish brown with a yellowish brown wing apex. The hindwings are silver grey. The larvae feed on Dimocarpus longan, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium longana and Theobroma cacao. They feed on the fruit and the shoots of their host plant. It is considered a serious pest of litchi fruit.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Gracillariidae

Conopomorpha

sinensis

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Conopomorpha sinensis
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(c) Max Hsieh(雁子)@BY-NC
Conopomorpha sinensis
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(c) 吳友誠@BY-NC
Conopomorpha sinensis
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(c) Phan Vũ Phúc Lân@BY-NC
Conopomorpha sinensis
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(c) Phan Vũ Phúc Lân@BY-NC
Conopomorpha sinensis
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(c) Shiwan Lu@BY-NC-SA

Morphological Features

Adult body length 6.0–7.0 mm. Wings with a zigzag-colored pattern; apex of forewings golden brown; hind wing silver grey. Antennae silvery, longer than wings. Fully grown larva yellowish, 8.0 ± 0.1 mm long and 0.8 ± 0.01 mm wide, with a brownish head; first instar larva milky white with a prominent light brown head. Eggs scale-like, 0.4 × 0.2 mm.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Nawa Raj Regmi. 2022. A REVIEW ON MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR LITCHI FRUIT AND SHOOT BORER, CONOPOMORPHA SINENSIS. Big Data In Agriculture

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (7 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Costa Rica Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
India Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —

Distribution (2 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

2
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Hong Kong, China Present —
India Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR37067657 whole adult - - 9803280 China:Guangdong;Maoming
SRR37067656 whole adult - - 186470556 China:Guangdong;Maoming
SRR37067655 whole adult - - 10527863 China:Guangdong;Maoming

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature