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Stomphastis conflua

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Stomphastis conflua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 conflua Meyrick, 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.[3]

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