Periploca opinatrix

Periploca opinatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Periploca
Species:	P. opinatrix
Binomial name
	Periploca opinatrix; Hodges, 1969

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. The head, thorax and forewings shining gray black. The hindwings are pale yellowish white.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

References[]

^ 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.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Periploca opinatrix Hodges, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

[2] "420276.00 – 1570 – Periploca opinatrix – Hodges, 1969". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

[3] Hodges, Ronald W. (1969). "Nearctic Walshiidae: Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (18).

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