Epipyropidae

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Planthopper Parasite Moths
Epiricania hagoromo on Euricania facialis
Epiricania hagoromo on Euricania facialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
Infraorder: Heteroneura
Division: Ditrysia
Section: Cossina
Subsection: Cossina
Superfamily: Cossoidea
Family: Epipyropidae
Series: Limacodiformes
Genera

Agamopsyche
Anopyrops
Epieurybrachys
Epimesophantia
Epipomponia
Epiricania
Fulgoraecia
Heteropsyche
Microlimax
Palaeopsyche

Epipyropidae is a small family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. 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.

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