''Gazoryctra'' 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 14 described species found in

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and the

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Species

*'' Gazoryctra chishimana'' –

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*'' Gazoryctra confusus'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus'' – northern Eurasia *'' Gazoryctra ganna'' –

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*'' Gazoryctra hyperboreus'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra lembertii'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra macilentus'' –

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*'' Gazoryctra mathewi'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra mcglashani'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra novigannus'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra pulcher'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra roseicaput'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra sciophanes'' – United States *'' Gazoryctra wielgusi'' – United States

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Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Hepialidae-stub