Periploca cata
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| Periploca cata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Periploca |
| Species: | P. cata |
| Binomial name | |
| Periploca cata Hodges, 1962 | |
Periploca cata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Arkansas.[1][2]
Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed in Gymnosporangium-galls on Juniperus species.