Stomphastis polygoni

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

Stomphastis polygoni
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S. polygoni
Binomial name
Stomphastis polygoni
VĂ¡ri, 1961[1]

The larvae feed on Polygonum setosulum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a rather large, very irregular, oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a long, narrow gallery.

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