Biology:Periploca hortatrix
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Short description: Species of moth
| Periploca hortatrix | |
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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. hortatrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Periploca hortatrix Hodges, 1969
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Periploca hortatrix is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois and Indiana .[1][2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm for males and 6.5-7 for females. The head and forewings are shining gray black. The hindwings are pale yellowish white.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July and in September.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Periploca hortatrix Hodges, 1969". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/cosmopterigidae/chrysopeleiinae/periploca/#hortatrix. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ "420275.00 – 1569 – Periploca hortatrix – Hodges, 1969". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1569. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ Hodges, Ronald W. (1969). "Nearctic Walshiidae: Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (18). http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Zoology/pdf_lo/SCTZ-0018.pdf.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- 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 ☰ Q14083408 entry
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