''Antihepialus'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s of the family

Hepialidae 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 Exop ...

. There are four described species, found in southern and eastern

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

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Antihepialus antarcticus ''Antihepialus antarcticus'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces ...

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

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Antihepialus capeneri ''Antihepialus capeneri'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of ...

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Antihepialus keniae ''Antihepialus keniae'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae described by William Jacob Holland in 1892. It is known from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa ...

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Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

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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 ...

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Hepialidae genera
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