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