Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Stomphastis rorkei | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stomphastis Rank Species | |
Stomphastis rorkei is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
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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