Povolnya platycosma

Povolnya platycosma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sri Lanka.[1]

Povolnya platycosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Povolnya
Species:
P. platycosma
Binomial name
Povolnya platycosma
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia platycosma (Meyrick, 1912)
  • Gracilaria platycosma Meyrick, 1912

The larvae feed on Litsea glutinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  • Meyrick, E. 1912b. Lepidoptera Heterocera (Tineae). Fam. Gracilariadae. In: Wytsman, P. (ed.): Genera Insectorum. Fascicule 128. - — :1–36, pl. 1.
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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