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Periploca orichalcella

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Periploca orichalcella
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P. orichalcella
Binomial name
Periploca orichalcella
(Clemens, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Elachista orichalcella Clemens, 1864
  • Elachista concolorella Chambers, 1875
  • Periploca purpuriella Braun, 1919

Periploca orichalcella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1864. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Virginia, Illinois and western Texas to California.[1][2]

References

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