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Epipyrops
''Epipyrops'' is a genus of moths in the family Epipyropidae The Epipyropidae comprise a small family (biology), 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 Planthopper, fulgoroid planth .... 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 ...
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Epipyrops Fulvipunctata
''Epipyrops fulvipunctata'' is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1913. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal. The larvae have been recorded feeding on the coccid species ''Rhinortha guttata''. References

Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1913 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Anomala
''Epipyrops bowringi'' is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Newman in 1851. It is found in China and India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... References Moths described in 1852 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyropidae
The Epipyropidae comprise a small family (biology), 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 Planthopper, 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'' References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus Database
Epipyropidae, Moth families Ectoparasites Parasites of insects Parasitic insects {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Bowringi
''Epipyrops bowringi'' is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Newman in 1851. It is found in China and India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... References Moths described in 1852 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Malagassica
''Epipyrops malagassica'' is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1928. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References Moths described in 1928 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Exigua
''Epipyrops exigua'' or ''Fulgoraecia exigua'', the planthopper parasite moth, is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey and Pennsylvania to central Florida, west to Missouri, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 8–13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October. References BAMONA. Planthopper Parasite Moth. ''Fulgoraecia exigua'' (Henry Edwards, 1882) Moths described in 1882 Epipyropidae Endemic insects of the United States Lepidoptera of the United States {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Radama
''Epipyrops radama'' is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Viette in 1961. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References Moths described in 1961 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Poliographa
''Epipyrops poliographa'' is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, .... References Moths described in 1910 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Pallidipuncta
''Epipyrops pallidipuncta'' is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, .... References Moths described in 1896 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Grandidieri
''Epipyrops grandidieri'' is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Viette in 1961. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References Moths described in 1961 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Fuliginosa
''Epipyrops fuliginosa'' is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It was described by Willie Horace Thomas Tams in 1922. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... References Moths described in 1922 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Epipyrops Epityraea
''Epipyrops epityraea'' is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Scheven in 1974. It is found in Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... 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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