Periploca cata

Periploca cata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois and Arkansas.^[1][2]

Periploca cata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Periploca
Species:	P. cata
Binomial name
Periploca cata Hodges, 1962

Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed in Gymnosporangium-galls on Juniperus species.