- Cyclotornidae
Taxobox
name = Cyclotornidae
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
subordo =Glossata
infraordo =Heteroneura
zoodivisio =Ditrysia
zoosectio =Cossina
zoosubsectio =Cossina
superfamilia =Cossoidea
series =Limacodiformes
familia = Cyclotornidae
genus = "Cyclotorna"
genus_authority = Meyrick, 1907
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Cyclotorna diplocentra "
et al."Cyclotorna" is a
genus ofmoth s, the sole one of family Cyclotornidae, with five recognized species. This family and the closely-relatedEpipyropidae are unique among theLepidoptera in that the larvae areectoparasite s, the hosts in this case typically beingleafhopper s, sometimesscale insect s. The larvae of cyclotornids, however, leave the hemipteran host and becomepredator y on the brood inant nests, apparently using chemical cues to induce the ants to carry the larvae into the ant nest.References
*Dodd, F. P. 1912. Some remarkable ant-friend Lepidoptera. "Trans. Entomol. Soc. London" (1911):577-590.
* [http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Cyclotornidae CSIRO Gallery]
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