Periploca atrata

Periploca atrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Periploca
Species: P. atrata
Binomial name
Periploca atrata
Hodges, 1962

Periploca atrata, the juniper cone moth, is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1962. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California.[1][2]

Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and from July to August.

The larvae feed on the berries of Juniperus pachyphloea and Juniperus californica.

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