Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Stomphastis cardamitis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stomphastis Rank Species | |
Stomphastis cardamitis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa and Namibia.
The larvae feed on Croton subgratissimus. 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, short gallery.
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