Periploca laeta

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

Periploca laeta is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Arizona,[1][2] Illinois, Ohio, Quebec and West Virginia.

Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from May to July.

The larvae feed on Juniperus species.

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