Periploca cata

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Periploca cata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Periploca
Species:
P. cata
Binomial name
Periploca cata
Hodges, 1962

Periploca cata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Arkansas. [1] [2]

Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed in Gymnosporangium -galls on Juniperus species.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Periploca cata Hodges, 1962". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. "420280.00 – 1574 – Periploca cata – Hodges, 1962". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.