Periploca mimula

Periploca mimula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Periploca
Species: P. mimula
Binomial name
Periploca mimula
Hodges, 1962

Periploca mimula 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 Arizona, Tennessee, Arkansas, Washington, Texas and New Mexico.[1][2]

Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

The larvae feed on the berries of Juniperus chinensis var. keteleeri.

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