Periploca atrata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Periploca |
Species: | P. atrata
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Binomial name | |
Periploca atrata
Hodges, 1962
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Periploca atrata, the juniper cone moth, is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California. [1] [2]
Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and from July to August.
The larvae feed on the berries of Juniperus californica and Juniperus deppeana.
Periploca atrata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Periploca |
Species: | P. atrata
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Binomial name | |
Periploca atrata
Hodges, 1962
|
Periploca atrata, the juniper cone moth, is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California. [1] [2]
Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and from July to August.
The larvae feed on the berries of Juniperus californica and Juniperus deppeana.