Periploca fessa

(Periploca fessa)

Description

Periploca fessa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Wyoming.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Cosmopterigidae

Genus:Periploca

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