''Eudalaca'' 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 35 described species, most restricted to

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 ...

but a few found further north in the continent.

Species

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Eudalaca aequifascia ''Eudalaca aequifascia'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Ugan ...

'' - East

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*'' Eudalaca albiplumis'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca albistriata ''Eudalaca albistriata'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa and Lesotho. References External linksHepialidae genera
Moths described in 1910 Hepialidae Moths of Africa Fauna of Lesotho {{Hepialid ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca ammon ''Eudalaca ammon'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply ...

'' - South Africa/

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

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Eudalaca amphiarma ''Eudalaca amphiarma'' 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 Sou ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca aurifuscalis ''Eudalaca aurifuscalis'' 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 ...

'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca bacotii'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca cretata'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca crossosema ''Eudalaca crossosema'' 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 So ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca crudeni ''Eudalaca crudeni'' 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 South ...

'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca eriogastra'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca exul ''Eudalaca exul'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa. References External linksHepialidae genera
Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1853 Hepialidae Moths of Africa {{Hepialidae-st ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca gutterata ''Eudalaca gutterata'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa. References External linksHepialidae genera
Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1942 Hepialidae Moths of Africa {{Hepialid ...

'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca hololeuca'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca holophaea ''Eudalaca holophaea'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last a ...

'' - Congo basin *'' Eudalaca homoterma'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca ibex ''Eudalaca ibex'' 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 South Af ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca infumata ''Eudalaca infumata'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Zimbabwe and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provi ...

'' - Zimbabwe *''

Eudalaca isorrhoa ''Eudalaca isorrhoa'' 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 Sout ...

'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca leucophaea'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca leniflua'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca leucocyma'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca limbopuncta ''Gorgopis limbopuncta'' 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 So ...

'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca miniscula'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca nomaqua'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca orthocosma ''Eudalaca orthocosma'' 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 So ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca rivula ''Eudalaca rivula'' 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 South ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca rufescens ''Eudalaca rufescens'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae feed on grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledon ...

'' - South Africa **

Larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

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 *'' Eudalaca sanctahelena'' -

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Eudalaca semicanus ''Eudalaca semicanus'' 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 Sou ...

'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca stictigrapha'' - Zimbabwe *'' Eudalaca troglodytis'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca vaporalis ''Eudalaca vaporalis'' 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 So ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca vindex ''Eudalaca vindex'' 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 South ...

'' - South Africa *''

Eudalaca zernyi ''Eudalaca zernyi'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to ...

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Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

References

External links

Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Pierre Viette {{Hepialidae-stub