History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Crepuscuviridae Proposal: 2020.026M.R.Jingchuvirales.zip  ICTV Report: Crepuscuviridae Reference:  

from the Latin crepusculum, meaning “twilight" or "dim”, possibly because megalopteran chu-related virus 119, a member of the family, was isolated from a corydalid fly species whose larvae remain under cover during the day but move in search of food at night; the suffix -viridae for family taxa