''Elhamma'' 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

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

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

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Elhamma australasiae ''Elhamma australasiae'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia. Description Adults of ''E. australasiae'' can be recognised by a small, sharp tuft of piliform (hairlike) scales protruding hor ...

'' - Australia *'' Elhamma diakonoffi'' - New Guinea *'' Elhamma roepkei'' - New Guinea *'' Elhamma toxopeusi'' - New Guinea

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Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Hepialidae-stub