Periploca nigra Hodges, 1962
Periploca nigra: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/5700
Synonyms
Hodges #1577 
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Periploca nigra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Periploca
Species:
P. nigra
Binomial name
Periploca nigra
Hodges, 1962

Periploca nigra, the juniper twig girdler, 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 New York to Virginia and from Louisiana to California.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Periploca nigra Hodges, 1962". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "420283.00 – 1577 – Periploca nigra – Hodges, 1962". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.


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