Periploca laeta
| Periploca laeta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Periploca |
| Species: | P. laeta |
| Binomial name | |
| Periploca laeta Hodges, 1962 | |
Periploca laeta is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Arizona,[1][2] Illinois, Ohio, Quebec and West Virginia.
Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from May to July.
The larvae feed on Juniperus species.
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