Biology:Epipyropidae

Short description: Family of moths

Epipyropidae
Epiricania hagoromo on Euricania facialis
Scientific classification
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

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus Database

Wikidata ☰ Q3055798 entry