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 Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by 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 grey black. The hindwings are pale yellowish white.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

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