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''Epipyrops'' is a genus of moths in the family
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 ...
. Also known as ''Fulgoraecia''.


Species

*'' Epipyrops atra'' (Pagenstecher, 1900) *'' Epipyrops bowringi'' (Newman, 1851) *'' Epipyrops cerolestes'' Tams, 1947 *'' Epipyrops cucullata'' (Heinrich, 1931) *'' Epipyrops epityraea'' Scheven, 1974 *'' Epipyrops exigua'' (H. Edwards, 1882) *'' Epipyrops fuliginosa'' (Tams, 1922) *'' Epipyrops fulvipunctata'' Distant, 1913 *'' Epipyrops grandidieri'' Viette, 1961 *'' Epipyrops malagassica'' Jordan, 1928 *'' Epipyrops pallidipuncta'' (Hampson, 1896) *'' Epipyrops poliographa'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Epipyrops radama'' Viette, 1961


Former species

*'' Epipyrops anomala'' Bowring, 1852 *'' Epipyrops eurybrachydis'' T. B. Fletcher, 1920 *'' Epipyrops melanoleuca'' T. B. Fletcher, 1939 *'' Epipyrops schawerdae'' Zerny 1929


References

*Bowring 1852, in Westwood. ''Transactions of the Entomological Society of London'' (2) 2 (Proc.): 5. Epipyropidae Zygaenoidea genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub