Epipyropidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Epipyropidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Epipyropidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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. The family undergoes hypermetamorphosis, metamorphosing from triungular first instar larvae to highly modified second instars.
...Epipyropidae in languages:
- English
- Planthopper Parasite Moths
- Japanese
- セミヤドリガ科
- Korean
- 매미기생나방과
- Russian
- Эпипиропиды
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