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Stomphastis crotoniphila

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Stomphastis crotoniphila
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S. crotoniphila
Binomial name
Stomphastis crotoniphila
Vári, 1961[1]

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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