Epipyropidae
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Planthopper Parasite Moths | |
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Epiricania hagoromo on Euricania facialis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Section: | Cossina |
Superfamily: | Zygaenoidea |
Family: | Epipyropidae |
Genera | |
Agamopsyche | |
Epipyropidae is 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.
See also
- Tanna japonensis: a cicada host of Epipomponia nawai
References
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