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Epipyrops fulvipunctata

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Epipyrops fulvipunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epipyropidae
Genus: Epipyrops
Species:
E. fulvipunctata
Binomial name
Epipyrops fulvipunctata
Distant, 1913
Synonyms
  • Fulgoraecia fulvipunctata
  • Epipyrops fulvipuncta Janse, 1917

Epipyrops fulvipunctata is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1913.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the coccid species Rhinortha guttata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Epipyrops fulvipunctata Distant, 1916". Afromoths. Retrieved December 11, 2017.