Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Periploca | |
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.
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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