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Periploca gleditschiaeella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Periploca
Species:	P. gleditschiaeella
Binomial name
Periploca gleditschiaeella (Chambers, 1876)
Synonyms
Laverna gleditschiaeella Chambers, 1876 Anybia gleditschiaeella Periploca gleditschiaeela

Periploca gleditschiaeella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1876. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky.

The larvae feed on Gleditschia triacanthos.

References

1. Periploca at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

• Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum

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• Moths described in 1876
• Chrysopeleiinae
• Moths of North America
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