Conopomorpha oceanica

Conopomorpha oceanica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Fiji and Vanuatu.[1]

Conopomorpha oceanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Conopomorpha
Species:
C. oceanica
Binomial name
Conopomorpha oceanica
Bradley, 1986

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao. They probably mine the leaves as well as the fruit or seeds of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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