Periploca juniperi
| Periploca juniperi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Periploca |
| Species: | P. juniperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Periploca juniperi Hodges, 1978 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Periploca juniperi is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1978. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Wyoming and California.[1][2]
Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August and in December.
The larvae feed within Gymnosporangium-galls on Juniperus species.
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