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Epipyropidae |
| Planthopper Parasite Moths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Agamopsyche |
Epipyropidae is a small family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. This family and the closely-related Cyclotornidae are unique among the Lepidoptera in that the larvae are ectoparasites, the hosts typically being fulgoroid planthoppers, thus the common name Planthopper Parasite Moths.