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Stomphastis conflua

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Species of moth

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)
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.

The larvae feed on Ricinus communis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. bladmineerders.nl
Taxon identifiers
Stomphastis conflua


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