Anopyrops

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Anopyrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epipyropidae
Genus:
Anopyrops

Jordan, 1928
Species:
A. corticina
Binomial name
Anopyrops corticina
Jordan, 1928

Anopyrops is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epipyropidae. Anopyrops corticina, its sole species, was described by Karl Jordan in 1928 [1] and is found in French Guiana and Suriname. [2]

Monotypic taxon taxonomic group which contains only one immediately subordinate taxon (according to the referenced point of view)

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Epipyropidae family of insects

The Epipyropidae comprise a small family of moths. 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.

The length of the forewings is 8.5 mm for males and 13.5 mm for females. The wings are drab brown, but the abdominal margin of the hindwings is white in males. Females are also drab brown but there are numerous small white dots on the forewings. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Anopyrops corticina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Anopyrops Jordan, 1928". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ Novitates Zoologicae 34: 140


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