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Epipyrops cucullata

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Epipyrops cucullata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Epipyropidae. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1931.[1] It is found on Haiti.[2]

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

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  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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.