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Juniper cone moth - Hodges#1571 (Periploca atrata)
Species
Periploca atrata
- Juniper cone moth - Hodges#1571
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family
Cosmopterigidae (Cosmet Moths)
Subfamily
Chrysopeleiinae
Genus
Periploca
Species
atrata
( Juniper cone moth - Hodges#1571)
Hodges Number
1571
Explanation of Names
Periploca atrata
Hodges, 1962
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1
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Range
CA, AZ, and (BG record) NM
Food
Larvae hollow out and inhabit the seeds of
Juniperus spp.
(juniper) berry-like cones. They have been recorded in
J. califonica
,
J. deppeana
,
J. occidentalis
, and
J. osteosperma
(
2
)
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3
)
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Life Cycle
See references
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3
)
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4
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Internet References
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Works Cited
1.
A review of the genus Periploca with descriptions of nine new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
R. W. Hodges. 1962. The Pan-Pacific entomologist, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 83-97.
2.
Observations on larval and pupal habits of the juniper cone moth, Periphca atrata Hodges (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
J. A. Powell. 1963. The Pan-Pacific entomologist, Vol. 39, pp. 177-181.
3.
Life history and distributional information for 3 species of Periploca...inhabiting Juniperus spp...berries in the western U.S.
Kirk C. Tonkel, Lindsay A. Dimitri, Brian G. Rector, William S. Longland, and Veronica S. Kirchoff . 2019. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 95(1):37-46.
4.
The insect microcosm of Western Juniper berries
L. A. Dimitri, K. C. Tonkel, W. S. Longland, and B. G. Rector. 2014. Rangelands 36(3):8-11.
Contributed by
Edward L. Ruden
on 27 May, 2019 - 5:11pm
Last updated 27 May, 2019 - 6:22pm