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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epimesophantia
''Epimesophantia'' is a genus of moths 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. Species *'' Epimesophantia dlabolai'' Krampl, 1983 Former species *'' Epimesophantia schawerdae'' (Zerny, 1929) References Epipyropidae Zygaenoidea genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiricania Hagoromo
''Epiricania hagoromo'' 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 Katô in 1939. It is found in Japan. References Moths described in 1939 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anopyrops
''Anopyrops'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epipyropidae. ''Anopyrops corticina'', its sole species, was described by Karl Jordan in 1928 and is found in French Guiana and Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north .... References Epipyropidae Zygaenoidea genera Monotypic moth genera Moths of South America {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-metallic scales. Life cycle instar
An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'', "form", "likeness") is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (''ecdysis''), until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow o ... larva
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Protacraga
''Protacraga'' is a genus of moths 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. Species *'' Protacraga micans'' Hopp, 1924 Former species *'' Protacraga nigerella'' (Dognin, 1923) References Epipyropidae Zygaenoidea genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaeopsyche
''Palaeopsyche'' is a genus of moths in the family Epipyropidae. It consists of only one species ''Palaeopsyche melanias'', which is found in the wet tropics of Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ... is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are purple-tinged dull black. The hindwings are greyish tinged dark fuscous. The larvae feed on planthoppers of the superfamily Fulgoroidea. References Epipyropidae Monotypic moth genera Zygaenoidea genera Moths of Australia {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ommatissopyrops
''Ommatissopyrops'' is a genus of moths in the Epipyropidae family. Species *''Ommatissopyrops lusitanicus'' Bivar de Sousa & Quartau, 1998 *''Ommatissopyrops schawerdae ''Ommatissopyrops schawerdae'' is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Zerny in 1929. It is found in Spain and Israel. The length of the forewings is about 5 mm. The forewings are triangular, with a sharp point. They are ...'' (Zerny, 1929) References Epipyropidae Zygaenoidea genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteropsyche
''Heteropsyche'' is a genus of moths 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. Species *'' Heteropsyche micromorpha'' Perkins, 1905 *'' Heteropsyche poecilochroma'' Perkins, 1905 *'' Heteropsyche stenomorpha'' Perkins, 1905 References Epipyropidae Zygaenoidea genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epieurybrachys
''Epieurybrachys'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epipyropidae described by Kato in 1940. Its sole species, ''Epieurybrachys eurybrachydis'', was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1920. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the .... References Epipyropidae Monotypic moth genera Zygaenoidea genera Moths of Asia {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epipomponia
''Epipomponia'' is a genus of moths in the Epipyropidae family. Species * ''Epipomponia elongata'' Jordan, 1928 * ''Epipomponia multipunctata'' Druce, 1887 * ''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 ...'' Dyar, 1904 References Epipyropidae Zygaenoidea genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agamopsyche
''Agamopsyche'' is a genus of moths in the family Epipyropidae. It consists of only one species ''Agamopsyche threnodes'', which is found in Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ... is 6–8 mm. The forewings are long and narrow, deep black or blackish fuscous, generally with a purplish reflection, and with some obscure and variable small whitish spots. The hindwings are black or blackish fuscous. References Epipyropi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
