Epipyrops exigua

Epipyrops exigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epipyropidae
Genus: Epipyrops
Species: E. exigua
Binomial name
Epipyrops exigua
(H. Edwards, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Pseudopsyche exigua H. Edwards, 1882
  • Epipyrops barberiana Dyar, 1902
  • Fulgoraecia barberiana

Epipyrops exigua, the planthopper parasite moth, is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by H. Edwards in 1882.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey and Pennsylvania to central Florida, west to Missouri, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is 8–13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October.

The larvae feed on planthoppers of the Fulgoroidea family. The first-instar larva is an ectoparasite of the planthopper, sucking body fluids from the abdomen beneath the wings.[3]

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