Epipyropidae
| Epipyropidae | |
|---|---|
| Epiricania hagoromo on Euricania facialis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Zygaenoidea |
| Family: | Dyar, 1903 |
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
- Agamopsyche
- Anopyrops
- Epieurybrachys
- Epimesophantia
- Epipomponia
- Epipyrops
- Epiricania
- Heteropsyche
- Ommatissopyrops
- Palaeopsyche
- Protacraga
Former genera
See also
- Tanna japonensis: a cicada host of Epipomponia nawai
References
Wikispecies has information related to Epipyropidae.
- ^ 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.