''Epipyrops epityraea'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the

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 ...

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''.Afro Moths
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References

Endemic fauna of Tanzania Moths described in 1974 Epipyropidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub