Biology:Periploca atrata
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Short description: Species of moth
| Periploca atrata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Periploca |
| Species: | P. atrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Periploca atrata Hodges, 1962
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Periploca atrata, the juniper cone moth, is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California .[1][2]
Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and from July to August.
The larvae feed on the berries of Juniperus californica and Juniperus deppeana.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Periploca atrata Hodges, 1962". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/cosmopterigidae/chrysopeleiinae/periploca/#atrata. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ "420277.00 – 1571 – Periploca atrata – Hodges, 1962". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1571. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q14083393 entry
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