Stomphastis conflua

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Stomphastis conflua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Stomphastis
Species:
S. conflua
Binomial name
Stomphastis conflua
(Meyrick, 1914) [1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops confluaMeyrick, 1914

Stomphastis conflua is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cyprus, the Caucasus, Israel, the Palestinian Territory, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Sudan, Mozambique and South Africa. [2]

The larvae feed on Ricinus communis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of an upper-surface, initially gently curving gallery, that widens abruptly into a blotch. Pupation takes place within the mine, in a white, oval cocoon. Generally, there are a number of mines in a single leaf. [3]

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