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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.

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