Stomphastis cardamitis

Stomphastis cardamitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Stomphastis
Species:	S. cardamitis
Binomial name
	Stomphastis cardamitis; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Parectopa cardamitisMeyrick, 1921;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Stomphastis cardamitis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Namibia.^[2]

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

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[1] Afrotropical Gracillariidae

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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