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Hepialid
The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths. Taxonomy and systematics The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exoporia. The 82 genera contain at least 700 currently recognised species of these primitive moths worldwide. The genera ''Fraus'' (endemic to Australia), ''Gazoryctra'' (Holarctic), ''Afrotheora'' (Southern African), and '' Antihepialus'' (African) are considered to be the most primitive, containing four genera and about 51 species with a mostly relictual southern Gondwanan distribution and are currently separated from the Hepialidae ''sensu stricto'' which might form a natural, derived group. The most diverse genera are ''Oxycanus'' with 78 species, ''Endoclita'' with 78 species, and''Thitarodes'' with 80 species following a comprehensive catalogue of Exoporia.] The relationships of the many genera are not yet well established; see below for a ...
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Aenetus
''Aenetus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 24 described species found in Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand. Most species have green or blue forewings and reddish hindwings, but some are predominantly brown or white. The larvae feed in the trunks of living trees, burrowing horizontally into the trunk, then vertically down. Species * '' Aenetus arfaki'' (New Guinea) * '' Aenetus astathes'' (Western Australia) *'' Aenetus bilineatus'' (New Guinea) *'' Aenetus blackburnii'' - Blackburn's ghost moth (South Australia; Victoria, Australia* '' Aenetus cohici'' (New Caledonia* '' Aenetus crameri'' (New Guinea) * '' Aenetus dulcis'' (Western Australia**Food plant: '' Agonis'' *'' Aenetus djernaesae'' (Western Australia ) *'' Aenetus edwardsi'' (Queensland, Australia) *'' Aenetus eugyna'' (New Guinea) *''Aenetus eximia'' - common ghost moth (southern Queensland to Victoria, Australia**Recorded food plants: '' Daphnandra'', ''Dodonaea' ...
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Abantiades
''Abantiades'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 37 described species, all found exclusively in Australia. The group includes some large species with a wingspan of up to 160 mm. The larvae feed on the roots of ''Eucalyptus'' and other trees. Simonsen's 2018 revision of the Australian Hepialidae synonymized the genera ''Bordaia'' and ''Trictena'' to ''Abantiades'', and included the former genera's species here. The Pindi moth (''A. latipennis'') is an abundant species of the eucalypt forests of Tasmania and, unlike many invertebrate species, appears to adapt well to the controversial forestry practice of clearfelling. Species Abantiades includes the following species: * '' Abantiades albofasciatus'' * '' Abantiades aphenges'' * '' Abantiades argyrosticha'' * '' Abantiades atripalpis'' * '' Abantiades aurilegulus'' * '' Abantiades barcas'' * '' Abantiades barnardi'' * '' Abantiades fulvomarginatus'' * '' Abantiades hyalinatus'' (southern Queensland ...
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Antihepialus
''Antihepialus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species, found in southern and eastern Africa. Species *''Antihepialus antarcticus'' – South Africa *''Antihepialus capeneri'' – South Africa *''Antihepialus keniae'' – Kenya/Uganda *''Antihepialus vansoni ''Antihepialus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species, found in southern and eastern Africa. Species *'' Antihepialus antarcticus'' – South Africa *'' Antihepialus capeneri'' – South Africa *'' An ...'' – South Africa External links *Hepialidae genera!-- ''Antihepialus keniae'' appears to be misspelled at this source --> Hepialidae Exoporia genera {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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Hepialus
The ghost moth or ghost swift (''Hepialus humuli'') is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is common throughout Europe, except for the far south-east. Female ghost moths are larger than males, and exhibit sexual dimorphism with their differences in size and wing color. The adults fly from June to August and are attracted to light. The species overwinters as a larva. The larva is whitish and maggot-like and feeds underground on the roots of a variety of wild and cultivated plants (see list below). The species can be an economically significant pest in forest nurseries. The term ghost moth is sometimes used as a general term for all hepialids. The ghost moth gets its name from the hovering display flight of the male, sometimes slowly rising and falling, over open ground to attract females. In a suitable location several males may display together in a lek. Physiology and description Female ghost moths have a wingspan of 50–70 mm. They have yellowish-buff forewings w ...
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Hepialiscus
''Hepialiscus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species found in Taiwan and Nepal. The larvae feed on grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...es. Species *'' Hepialiscus monticola'' - Taiwan *'' Hepialiscus nepalensis'' - Nepal *'' Hepialiscus robinsoni'' - Taiwan *'' Hepialiscus taiwanus'' - Taiwan External linksHepialidae genera Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by George Hampson {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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Gorgopis
''Gorgopis'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 28 described species found in southern and eastern Africa. Species *'' Gorgopis alticola'' - Tanzania *'' Gorgopis angustiptera'' *'' Gorgopis annulosa'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis armillata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis auratilis'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis aurifuscata'' *'' Gorgopis butlerii'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis caffra'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis centaurica'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis cochlias'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis crudeni'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis furcata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis fuscalis'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis grisescens'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis hunti'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis inornata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis intervallata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis leucopetala'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis libania'' - South Africa/Angola :*Larva feeds on grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of mon ...
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Gazoryctra
''Gazoryctra'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 14 described species found in Eurasia, Canada and the United States. Species *'' Gazoryctra chishimana'' – Kuril Islands *'' Gazoryctra confusus'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus'' – northern Eurasia *'' Gazoryctra ganna'' – Europe *'' Gazoryctra hyperboreus'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra lembertii'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra macilentus'' – Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ... *'' Gazoryctra mathewi'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra mcglashani'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra novigannus'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra pulcher'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra roseicaput'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra sciophanes'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra wielgusi'' – Uni ...
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Fraus (genus)
''Fraus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 25 described species, all endemic to Australia. Species *'' Fraus basicornis'' *'' Fraus basidispina'' *'' Fraus bilineata'' *'' Fraus biloba'' *'' Fraus crocea'' *'' Fraus distispina'' *'' Fraus furcata'' *'' Fraus fusca'' *'' Fraus griseomaculata'' *'' Fraus latistria'' – broad-striped ghost moth *'' Fraus linogyna'' *'' Fraus marginispina'' *'' Fraus mediaspina'' *'' Fraus megacornis'' *'' Fraus minima'' *'' Fraus nanus'' *'' Fraus orientalis'' *'' Fraus pelagia'' *'' Fraus pilosa'' *'' Fraus polyspila'' *'' Fraus pteromela'' *'' Fraus quadrangula'' *'' Fraus serrata'' *'' Fraus simulans'' – lesser ghost moth **Larva feeds on grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...es *'' Fraus tedi'' Extern ...
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Eudalaca
''Eudalaca'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 35 described species, most restricted to South Africa but a few found further north in the continent. Species *'' Eudalaca aequifascia'' - East Africa *'' Eudalaca albiplumis'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca albistriata'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca ammon'' - South Africa/Zimbabwe *'' Eudalaca amphiarma'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca aurifuscalis'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca bacotii'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca cretata'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca crossosema'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca crudeni'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca eriogastra'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca exul'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca gutterata'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca hololeuca'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca holophaea'' - Congo basin *'' Eudalaca homoterma'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca ibex'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca infumata'' - Zimbabwe *'' Eudalaca isorrhoa'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca leucophaea'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca leniflua'' ...
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Endoclita
''Endoclita'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 60 described species found in eastern and southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Species *'' Endoclita aboe'' – India *'' Endoclita absurdus'' – China *'' Endoclita actinidae'' – China (Fujian) *'' Endoclita aikasama'' – Java *'' Endoclita albofasciatus'' – India *'' Endoclita anhuiensis'' – China (Anhui) *'' Endoclita annae'' – China *'' Endoclita aroura'' – Sumatra **Food plant: ''Tectona'' *'' Endoclita auratus'' – Myanmar **Recorded food plants: ''Alnus'', '' Cryptomeria'', ''Eucalyptus'' *'' Endoclita aurifer'' – Java *'' Endoclita broma'' – Java *'' Endoclita buettneria'' – Myanmar **Food plant: '' Byttneria'' *'' Endoclita chalybeatus'' – India **Recorded food plants: '' Gmelina'', ''Tectona'', '' Theobroma'' *'' Endoclita coomani'' – Vietnam *'' Endoclita crinilimbata'' – China *'' Endoclita chrysoptera'' – India *'' Endoclita damor'' – India, Himalaya **Recorded ...
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Elhamma
''Elhamma'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species found in Australia and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is .... Species *'' Elhamma australasiae'' - Australia *'' Elhamma diakonoffi'' - New Guinea *'' Elhamma roepkei'' - New Guinea *'' Elhamma toxopeusi'' - New Guinea External linksHepialidae genera Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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Dumbletonius
''Dumbletonius'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are two described species, both endemic to New Zealand. The genus was named in honour of Lionel Jack Dumbleton Lionel Jack Dumbleton (1905 – 25 September 1976) was a New Zealand entomologist. He was born in Hampden, New Zealand and was a founding member of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. Dumbleton was one of the entomologists studying inse .... Species * '' Dumbletonius characterifer'' * '' Dumbletonius unimaculatus'' References External links Hepialidae genera Hepialidae Moths of New Zealand Exoporia genera Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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