Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Stomphastis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Vári, 1961
Citation:	Stomphastis tremina spec. nov.
Original genus:	Stomphastis
Publication:	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:	Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:	12
Issue:
Pagination:	89–90; pl. 10, fig. 6; pl. 56, fig. 6; pl. 88, fig. 2

Stomphastis tremina (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7057, TMSA	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Soutpansberg District, Louis Trichardt, 04.vi.1953, leg. L. Vári.
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961	Allotype	♀	TMSA	Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7058, TMSA	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Soutpansberg District, Louis Trichardt, 04.vi.1953, leg. L. Vári.
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961	Paratype	♂	TMSA	Paratypes 1♂ and 3♀, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Soutpansberg District, Louis Trichardt, 04.vi.1953, leg. L. Vári.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961	Namibia		Triberti, P. 2004. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea). In: Mey, W. (ed.): The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 1. page 80
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961	South Africa	Limpopo	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 90
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	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 388

Plant note:

A rather large, irregular, oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a very long, narrow gallery.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961	Trema orientalis	Cannabaceae	South Africa	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 90

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Stomphastis tremina (1)

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