Periploca otrebla is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by H.A. Vargas in 2003. It is found in Chile (Azapa Valley, Chaca valley).[1][2]
Periploca otrebla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Periploca |
Species: | P. otrebla
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Binomial name | |
Periploca otrebla H.A. Vargas, 2003
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The larvae feed on the leaves of Acacia macracantha.
References
edit- ^ docstoc.com
- ^ Vargas, HA (2007). "[Last instar larva, pupa and a new distribution record of Periploca otrebla Vargas (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae)]". Neotrop Entomol. 36: 894–901. doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2007000600010. PMID 18246263.