Epipyropidae
| Epipyropidae | |
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| Epiricania hagoromo on Euricania facialis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Zygaenoidea |
| Family: | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 |
Epipyrops exigua, female
The Epipyropidae comprise a small family of moths. This family and the closely related Cyclotornidae are unique among the Lepidoptera in that the larvae are ectoparasites, the hosts typically being fulgoroid planthoppers, thus the common name planthopper parasite moths.
Genera[]
- Agamopsyche
- Anopyrops
- Epieurybrachys
- Epimesophantia
- Epipomponia
- Epipyrops
- Epiricania
- Heteropsyche
- Ommatissopyrops
- Palaeopsyche
- Protacraga
Former genera[]
- Microlimax
See also[]
- Tanna japonensis: a cicada host of Epipomponia nawai
Epipyrops exigua, larva
References[]
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Categories:
- Epipyropidae
- Moth families
- Ectoparasites
- Parasites of insects
- Parasitic insects
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