Epipomponia nawai

Epipomponia nawai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epipyropidae
Genus:	Epipomponia
Species:	E. nawai
Binomial name
	Epipomponia nawai; (Dyar, 1904)
Synonyms
	Epypyros nawaiDyar, 1904;

Last updated September 30, 2025

Epipomponia nawai is a moth in the Epipyropidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904.^[1] It is found in Japan, Taiwan,^[2] China, and Korea.^[3]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The wings are entirely black, the forewings with many bluish-metallic scales.^[4] As a caterpillar, E. nawai is an ectoparasite of cicadas such as Hyalessa maculaticollis and Meimuna opalifera species.^[3]

Life cycle

1st instar larva
5th instar larva
5th instar larva hanging down
Cocoon
Cocoon on grass
Newly emerged female

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epipomponia nawai". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
↑ Epipomponia at funet
1 2 Meyer‑Rochow, Victor Benno; Mohamadzade Namin, Saeed; Jung, Chuleui (2023). "Behavioural and phylogeographic observations on Epipomponia nawai (Dyer, 1904): An East Asian moth (Lepidoptera; Epipyropidae) whose larvae are ectoparasitic on cicadas (Hemiptera; Cicadidae; Sonatini)". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 26 (1) 102007. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2022.102007. ISSN 1226-8615.
↑ Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 6 (1) : 19 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epipomponia nawai". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[2] Epipomponia at funet

[Meyer‑Rochow_Mohamadzade_Namin_Jung_2023_p._102007-3] 1 2 Meyer‑Rochow, Victor Benno; Mohamadzade Namin, Saeed; Jung, Chuleui (2023). "Behavioural and phylogeographic observations on Epipomponia nawai (Dyer, 1904): An East Asian moth (Lepidoptera; Epipyropidae) whose larvae are ectoparasitic on cicadas (Hemiptera; Cicadidae; Sonatini)". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 26 (1) 102007. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2022.102007. ISSN 1226-8615.

[4] Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 6 (1) : 19 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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