A male Planthopper Parasite Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/27/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Barbara Thurlow MBP List

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 500939 - Psn: 22)

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/24/2017).

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A Planthopper Parasite Moth cocoon and its eventual eclosed adult male (inset) in Harford Co., Maryland (9/9/2020).

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A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/24/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/24/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Emily Stanley MBP List

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/8/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Martin MBP List

A Planthopper Parasite Moth cocoon and pupal case in Harford Co., Maryland (9/27/2020).

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A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/19/2022). (c) Whitni Brown, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 629528 - Psn: 55)

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/19/2022). (c) Whitni Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/30/2022).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2014).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A male Planthopper Parasite Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/12/2008).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Patterson MBP List

The cocoon and pupal case of a Planthopper Parasite Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/26/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A cocoon of the Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/7/2014).

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The cocoon of a Planthopper Parasite Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (9/10/2021).

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Planthopper Parasite Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1088340 - Psn: 125)

Planthopper Parasite Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Planthopper Parasite Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Planthopper Parasite Moth cocoon in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Brandon Woo MBP List

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/1/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

The cocoon and pupal case of a Planthopper Parasite Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/15/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson.

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A male Planthopper Parasite Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/15/2013).

Photo by Nancy Magnusson MBP List

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96 Records

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Status

This is the only North American species of this parasitic genus/family.

Relationships

Larvae are parasites of planthoppers! Adults lay eggs on plants that host planthoppers and first instar larvae attach themselves to various planthopper species. The larvae are ectoparasites, sucking body fluids from the planthoppers' abdomen beneath the hosts' wings! (BugGuide/Covell, 1984)

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A male Planthopper Parasite Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/27/2020). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/24/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Planthopper Parasite Moth cocoon and its eventual eclosed adult male (inset) in Harford Co., Maryland (9/9/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/24/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Media by Bill Hubick.

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/24/2014). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/8/2015). View Record Details Media by Nancy Martin.

A Planthopper Parasite Moth cocoon and pupal case in Harford Co., Maryland (9/27/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/19/2022). (c) Whitni Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by creepthecreek via iNaturalist.

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/30/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2014). Media by Bill Hubick.

A male Planthopper Parasite Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/12/2008). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

The cocoon and pupal case of a Planthopper Parasite Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A cocoon of the Planthopper Parasite Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/7/2014). Media by Brandon Woo.

The cocoon of a Planthopper Parasite Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (9/10/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Planthopper Parasite Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Planthopper Parasite Moth cocoon in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2014). View Record Details Media by Brandon Woo.

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/1/2014). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Planthopper Parasite Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

The cocoon and pupal case of a Planthopper Parasite Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/15/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A female Planthopper Parasite Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2004). Specimen provided by Bob Patterson. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A male Planthopper Parasite Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/15/2013). Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Source: Wikipedia

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.^[3]

References

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^ "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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Planthopper Parasite Moth

Fulgoraecia exigua (Edwards, 1882)

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