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Epipyropidae

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Scientific name Epipyropidae
Phylum Arthropoda
Order Lepidoptera
Rank Family
Family Epipyropidae; Dyar, 1903
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About 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.

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