Periploca opinatrix
Appearance
Periploca opinatrix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Periploca |
Species: | P. opinatrix
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Binomial name | |
Periploca opinatrix Hodges, 1969
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Periploca opinatrix is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Wyoming.[1][2]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in July.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Periploca opinatrix Hodges, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "420276.00 – 1570 – Periploca opinatrix – Hodges, 1969". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hodges, Ronald W. (1969). "Nearctic Walshiidae: Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (18).
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.