Epipyrops fulvipunctata

Epipyrops fulvipunctata
Scientific classification
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 Epipyropidae family. It was described by 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]

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