Stomphastis thraustica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Stomphastis |
| Species: | S. thraustica
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Stomphastis thraustica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sulawesi, Java) and India (West Bengal, Karnataka).[2] It was recently also recorded in China,[3] where there are over ten overlapping generations per year.
The larvae feed on Jatropha species (including Jatropha curcas and Jatropha gossypifolia) and Sebastiana chamaelea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an irregular blotch mine, often several on one leaf.
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- Stomphastis
- Insects of the Central African Republic
- Lepidoptera of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Moths of Madagascar
- Lepidoptera of Mozambique
- Lepidoptera of Namibia
- Lepidoptera of the Republic of the Congo
- Lepidoptera of West Africa
- Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Moths described in 1908
- Gracillariidae stubs