Stomphastis aphrocyma (Meyrick, 1918)

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Permalink:	STOMAPHR
Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Stomphastis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1918)
Citation:	Acrocercops aphrocyma n. sp.
Original genus:	Acrocercops
Publication:	Meyrick, E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:	Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:	6
Issue:	2
Pagination:	39
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361265

Stomphastis aphrocyma (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Stomphastis aphrocyma (Meyrick, 1918)	Holotype	♀	TMSA	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide G7223, TMSA	South Africa	[South Africa], Zululand [KwaZulu-Natal], Eshowe, 06.i.1916, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Stomphastis aphrocyma (Meyrick, 1918)	Allotype	♂	TMSA	Metallotype ♂, genitalia slide G3380, TMSA.	South Africa	[South Africa], Zululand [KwaZulu-Natal], Eshowe, 06.i.1916, leg. A. J. T. Janse.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Stomphastis aphrocyma (Meyrick, 1918)	Botswana		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 385
Stomphastis aphrocyma (Meyrick, 1918)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Meyrick, E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 39
Stomphastis aphrocyma (Meyrick, 1918)	Zimbabwe		Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 86

Plant note:

A moderate, irregular, oblong to semi-circular, transparent blotch mine which starts as a very short gallery.

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Stomphastis aphrocyma (1)

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