Titoki Miner
Conopomorpha cyanospila
GRACILLARIIDAE: Gracillariinae 4
Conopomorpha cyanospila (Meyrick, 1885). Endemic.
Habitat, seasonality and behaviour 5
Adults are on the wing from December to March.
Life history 5
The larvae of all Gracillariidae start as leaf miners. The larvae feed on Alectryon excelsus (titoki). They feed on the fruit of their host plant. They enter the young fruit through circular holes drilled in the capsule and seed walls. They then tunnel into the contents and kill the seed.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
- (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
- George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_14_MA_I437896_TePapa_Plate-XXXV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
- Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conopomorpha_cyanospila
- (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
iNaturalist NZ Map
| Resting posture | horizontal, roof-like |
|---|---|
| Antennae | laid back, long |
| Forewing | 2-5 mm, elongate, narrow, tornal cilia |
| Larva | miner |
| Labial palps | curved upwards, long |
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