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Epipyropidae

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Epipyropidae
Epiricania hagoromo on Euricania facialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Zygaenoidea
Family: Epipyropidae
Dyar, 1903
Epipyrops exigua, female

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. The family undergoes hypermetamorphosis, metamorphosing from triungular first instar larvae to highly modified second instars. [1]

Genera

Former genera

See also

Epipyrops exigua, larva

References

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  1. ^ Epstein, Marc E; Dupont, Steen T; Garzón-Orduña, Ivonne J; Solovyev, Alexey V; Pierce, Naomi E; Espeland, Marianne (2025-07-05). "Phylogeny and reclassification of Limacodidae worldwide, with emphasis on the ontogeny of larval defenses (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea)". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 9 (4). doi:10.1093/isd/ixae042. ISSN 2399-3421. Retrieved 2025-07-06.


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