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Periploca gleditschiaeella

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Periploca gleditschiaeella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Periploca
Species:
P. gleditschiaeella
Binomial name
Periploca gleditschiaeella
(Chambers, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Laverna gleditschiaeella Chambers, 1876
  • Anybia gleditschiaeella
  • Periploca gleditschiaeela

Periploca gleditschiaeella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1876. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Gleditschia triacanthos.

References

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  1. ^ Periploca at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University