Stomphastis cardamitis
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Stomphastis cardamitis (Meyrick, 1921)[1]
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Stomphastis cardamitis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Namibia.[2]
The larvae feed on . 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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- Stomphastis
- Moths of Africa
- Insects of Namibia
- Gracillariidae stubs