Povolnya platycosma

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 ;

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

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.

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[1] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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