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Epipyrops Epityraea
''Epipyrops epityraea'' is a moth in the Epipyropidae 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 ... family. It was described by Scheven in 1974. It is found in Tanzania. The larvae live in coccid colonies of the species '' Ityraea patricia'', found on the liana '' Hippocratea africana''. References Endemic fauna of Tanzania Moths described in 1974 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ...
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Epipyropidae
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 ''Epipomponia nawai'' is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in Japan and Taiwan. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The wings are entirely black, the forewings with many bluish-meta ...'' References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus Database Moth families Ectoparasites Parasites of insects Parasitic insects {{Zygaenoidea ...
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Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. According to the United Nations, Tanzania has a population of million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania, such as 6-million-year-old Pliocene hominid fossils. The genus Australopithecus ranged across Africa between 4 and 2 million years ago, and the oldest remains of the genus ''Homo'' are found near Lake Olduvai. Following the rise of '' Homo erectus'' 1.8 million years ago, humanity spread ...
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