Stomphastis heringi

Stomphastis heringi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Stomphastis
Species: S. heringi
Binomial name
Stomphastis heringi
Vári, 1963[1]

Stomphastis heringi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ethiopia.[2]

The larvae feed on Croton macrostachyus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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