Conopomorpha cramerella

Cocoa pod borer
Adult specimen, emerged from larva collected on rambutan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Conopomorpha
Species:	C. cramerella
Binomial name
Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen, 1904)
Synonyms[1]
Gracilaria cramerella Snellen, 1904 Acrocercops hierocosma Meyrick, 1912

Conopomorpha cramerella, the cocoa pod borer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][2] 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).[1]

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.[3][4]

References

1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen, 1904)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
2. "Species Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen, 1904)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
3. Australian Insects
4. 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. (2008). "Conopomorpha cramerella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in the Malay Archipelago: genetic signature of a bottlenecked population?". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 101 (5): 930–938. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[930:CCLGIT]2.0.CO;2.