Epipyrops epityraea

Epipyrops epityraea is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Scheven in 1974.[1] It is found in Tanzania.

Epipyrops epityraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epipyropidae
Genus:
Epipyrops
Species:
E. epityraea
Binomial name
Epipyrops epityraea
(Scheven, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Fulgoraecia epityraea Scheven, 1974

The larvae live in coccid colonies of the species Ityraea patricia, found on the liana Hippocratea africana.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Fulgoraecia epityraea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths


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