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Stomphastis chalybacma

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Stomphastis chalybacma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Stomphastis
Species:
S. chalybacma
Binomial name
Stomphastis chalybacma
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Epicephala chalybacma Meyrick, 1908

Stomphastis chalybacma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Malaysia (West Malaysia and Sabah), Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.[1]

The larvae feed on Caesalpinia decapetala, Caesalpinia pulcherrima and Samanea saman. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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