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