Periploca nigra

Periploca nigra, the juniper twig girdler, is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Virginia and from Louisiana to California. The wingspan is about 9 mm. Adults are shiny, brownish black. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to July.

Periploca nigra

Periploca nigra, the juniper twig girdler, is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York to Virginia and from Louisiana to California. The wingspan is about 9 mm. Adults are shiny, brownish black. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to July.