Epipyrops exigua

Epipyrops exigua
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 or Fulgoraecia exigua, the planthopper parasite moth, is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Henry 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, Arizona and California.^[2]

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

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

References

^ "LepIndex - exigua Edwards 1882". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ BugGuide

BAMONA. Planthopper Parasite Moth. Fulgoraecia exigua (Henry Edwards, 1882)

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[1] "LepIndex - exigua Edwards 1882". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

[3] BugGuide

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