''Elhamma'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
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 Exo ...
. There are four described species found in
Australia and
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...
.
Species
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Elhamma australasiae'' - Australia
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Elhamma diakonoffi'' - New Guinea
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Elhamma roepkei'' - New Guinea
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Elhamma toxopeusi'' - New Guinea
External links
Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae
Exoporia genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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