Stomphastis polygoni

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Stomphastis polygoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Stomphastis
Species:
S. polygoni
Binomial name
Stomphastis polygoni
Vári, 1961[1]

Stomphastis polygoni is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found primarily in China (Hong Kong, Yunnan, Hainan and Guangdong) and Zimbabwe.[2]

The larvae feed on Polygonum setosulum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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