Biology:Periploca cata

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Short description: Species of moth

Periploca cata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14083395 entry