Stomphastis tremina

(Stomphastis tremina)

Description

Stomphastis tremina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Namibia. The larvae feed on Trema orientalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a rather large, irregular, oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a very long, narrow gallery.

Taxonomic tree:

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