Stomphastis cardamitis

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Stomphastis cardamitis
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S. cardamitis
Binomial name
Stomphastis cardamitis
(Meyrick, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parectopa cardamitis Meyrick, 1921

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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