Periploca orichalcella

Periploca orichalcella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Periploca
Species: P. orichalcella
Binomial name
Periploca orichalcella
(Clemens, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Elachista orichalcella Clemens, 1864
  • Elachista concolorella Chambers, 1875
  • Periploca purpuriella Braun, 1919

Periploca orichalcella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1864. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Virginia, Illinois and western Texas to California.[1][2]

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