Periploca juniperi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1978. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Wyoming and California.[1][2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Periploca |
Species: | P. juniperi
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Binomial name | |
Periploca juniperi Hodges, 1978
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Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August and in December.
The larvae feed within Gymnosporangium-galls on Juniperus species.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Periploca juniperi Hodges, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "420287.00 – 1581 – Periploca juniperi – Hodges, 1978". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.