Stomphastis crotonis

(Stomphastis crotonis)

Description

Stomphastis crotonis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Namibia. The larvae feed on Croton menyharthii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, more or less oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a narrow gallery.

Taxonomic tree:

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