Stomphastis cardamitis
Stomphastis cardamitis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Namibia.[2]
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The larvae feed on Croton subgratissimus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, oblong, semi-transparent blotch mine which starts as a narrow, short gallery.
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