The litchi fruit borer or the litchi stem-end borer (''Conopomorpha sinensis'') is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is present in
China
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(Hainan, Fujian, Hong Kong and Guangdong),
India,
Nepal,
Taiwan,
Thailand and
Vietnam.
The
wingspan is 12–15 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.
References
Conopomorpha
Moths of Asia
Moths of Japan
Moths described in 1986
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