Stomphastis rorkei
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| Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961[1]
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Stomphastis rorkei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.[2]
The larvae feed on Croton gratissimus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, oblong, semi-transparent blotch mine which starts as a narrow, rather indistinct gallery.
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