Stomphastis polygoni
| Stomphastis polygoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Stomphastis |
| Species: | S. polygoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomphastis polygoni Vári, 1961[1] | |
Stomphastis polygoni is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Hong Kong, Yunnan, Hainan and Guangdong) and Zimbabwe.[2]
The larvae feed on Polygonum setosulum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a rather large, very irregular, oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a long, narrow gallery.
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