Stomphastis polygoni

Description

Stomphastis polygoni is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Hong Kong, Yunnan, Hainan and Guangdong) and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on Polygonum setosulum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a rather large, very irregular, oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a long, narrow gallery.