Stomphastis conflua
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Stomphastis |
Species: | S. conflua
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Binomial name | |
Stomphastis conflua | |
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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.[3]
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