Periploca gleditschiaeella

Periploca gleditschiaeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Periploca
Species: P. gleditschiaeella
Binomial name
Periploca gleditschiaeella
(Chambers, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Laverna gleditschiaeella Chambers, 1876
  • Anybia gleditschiaeella
  • Periploca gleditschiaeela

Periploca gleditschiaeella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1876. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Gleditschia triacanthos.

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