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

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

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

Life cycle

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

References

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.
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3. ^ 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). Elsevier BV: 102007. 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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