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Periploca dentella

Wikipedia Abstract

Periploca dentella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1978. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. Adults have been recorded on wing in May. The larvae feed on Calocedrus decurrens.
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Prey / Diet

Calocedrus decurrens (Californian Post Cedar)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0