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Genus Periploca

Cosmopterigidae, Stem Gall on Redroot - Periploca ceanothiella Cosmopterigidae, Stem Gall on Redroot, spent pupa - Periploca ceanothiella Cosmopterigidae, Stem Gall on Redroot - Periploca ceanothiella Cosmopterigidae, emergent hole - Periploca ceanothiella Cosmopterigidae, emergent gall open, coccon - Periploca ceanothiella Larva excised from Alligator Juniper berry - Periploca atrata Periploca sp. ex Pithecellobium keyense - Periploca Periploca ceanothiella? - Periploca ceanothiella
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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
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Periploca Braun, 1919
Numbers
27 species in our area (1).
Works Cited
1.Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. 2016. ResearchGate.net.