Physoptila pinguivora

Physoptila pinguivora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]

Physoptila pinguivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Physoptila
Species:
P. pinguivora
Binomial name
Physoptila pinguivora
Meyrick, 1934

The larvae bore in the shoots of Planchonia valida.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (September 11, 2014). "Physoptila pinguivora Meyrick, 1934". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (15): 466.


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