Litchi fruit borer
Larva — Lepidoptera
Identification key : Boring caterpillar (fruits, stems, cobs, tubers, wood) (Larva)
Butterflies and moths (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Conopomorpha sinensis
Other names : Litchi stem-end borer
Small greyish-brown moth with a 12 to 15 mm wingspan, found in southern China, India, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Its caterpillars tunnel into young shoots and above all into the stalk end and seed of litchi and longan fruit, which drop or are damaged at the stem end. It is also reported on cocoa.
Crops affected : Cocoa, Lychee
Source : Conopomorpha sinensis (CNPMSI)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO
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