Epipyrops cucullata

Epipyrops cucullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epipyropidae
Genus: Epipyrops
Species: E. cucullata
Binomial name
Epipyrops cucullata
(Heinrich, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Fulgoraecia cucullata

Epipyrops cucullata is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Heinrich in 1931.[1] It is found on Haiti.[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are blackish fuscous. The fore- and hindwings are concolorous and the head and thorax are somewhat darker.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Fulgoraecia cucullata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Fulgoraecia at funet
  3. Notes on and descriptions of some American moths


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