Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Stomphastis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Vári, 1961
Citation:	Stomphastis rorkei spec. nov.
Original genus:	Stomphastis
Publication:	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:	Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:	12
Issue:
Pagination:	81–82; pl. 10, fig. 3; pl. 56, fig. 2; pl. 87, fig. 5

Stomphastis rorkei (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7191, TMSA	Zimbabwe	Southern Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], Wankie District, Victoria Falls.
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961	Allotype	♀	TMSA	Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7418, TMSA	Zimbabwe	Southern Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], Wankie District, Victoria Falls.
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961	Paratype	♂	TMSA	Paratypes 11♂ and 6♀, genitalia slides G7417, G7420, G7519, G7614, G7615, G7625, G7721, TMSA.	Zimbabwe	Southern Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], Wankie District, Victoria Falls.

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GenBank Accession Number	Publication
ADZ4190	Triberti, P., Staude, H., Sharp, I. & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. 2024. Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species. page 3
KMPRV428-19	De Prins, J., Taylor, D. B. J., Fagua Gonzalez, G., Dobson, J., Hereward, J. P., Shi, B., Rahman, M. M., Dhileepan, K. 2023. Taxonomic delineation of the Old World species Stomphastis thraustica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) feeding on Jatropha gossypiifolia (Euphorbiaceae) that was collected in the New World and imported as a biocontrol agent to Australia. page 389

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961	Namibia		Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 82
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961	South Africa	Gauteng	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 82
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961	South Africa	Limpopo	Triberti, P., Staude, H., Sharp, I. & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. 2024. Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species. page 10
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961	Zimbabwe		Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 82

Plant note:

A moderate, irregular, oblong, semi-transparent blotch mine which starts as a narrow, rather indistinct gallery.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961	Croton gratissimus	Euphorbiaceae	Zimbabwe	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 82

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Stomphastis rorkei (1)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination