Stomphastis crotoniphila
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Species: | S. crotoniphila
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Stomphastis crotoniphila Vári, 1961[1]
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Stomphastis crotoniphila is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.[2]
The larvae feed on Croton sylvaticus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, oblong to semi-circular, transparent blotch mine which starts as an extremely long and narrow gallery.
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