Epipyrops cucullata

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

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

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are blackish fuscous. The forewings 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. Savela, Markku. "Fulgoraecia cucullata (Heinrich, 1931)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. Notes on and descriptions of some American moths


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