Conopomorpha chionosema

Conopomorpha chionosema is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.[2]

Conopomorpha chionosema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Conopomorpha
Species:
C. chionosema
Binomial name
Conopomorpha chionosema
Vári, 1961[1]

The larvae feed on Berchemia discolor. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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