Planthopper Parasite Moth

Fulgoraecia exigua

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epipyropidae

Epipyrops exigua or Fulgoraecia exigua, the planthopper parasite moth, is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Planthopper Parasite Moth

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