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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
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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