Stomphastis rorkei
| Stomphastis rorkei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Stomphastis |
| Species: | S. rorkei |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961[1] | |
Stomphastis rorkei is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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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