Periploca labes

Periploca labes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Periploca
Species: P. labes
Binomial name
Periploca labes
Hodges, 1969

Periploca labes is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The fore- and hindwings are shining, pale yellowish white, the forewings dusted with light brown scales.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

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