Psomocolax rhabdophora

Psomocolax rhabdophora is a moth of the family Psychidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2][3]

Psomocolax rhabdophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Psychidae
Genus:
Psomocolax
Species:
P. rhabdophora
Binomial name
Psomocolax rhabdophora
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Monda rhabdophora Hampson, 1893

Larval host plants are Camellia sinensis and Cinchona species.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Psomocolax rhabdophora Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Psomocolax rhabdophora (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Search Results Psomocolax rhabdophora". HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2018.


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