Periploca hortatrix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Periploca |
Species: | P. hortatrix
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Binomial name | |
Periploca hortatrix Hodges, 1969
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Periploca hortatrix 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 Arkansas, Illinois and Indiana.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm for males and 6.5-7 for females. The head and forewings are shining gray black. The hindwings are pale yellowish white.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July and in September.