Conopomorphina ochnivora

(Conopomorphina ochnivora)

Description

Conopomorphina ochnivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae feed on Ochna pulchra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, transparent blotch-mine in young leaves.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Conopomorphina
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