''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 ''Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found from northern Scandinavia to Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula. The wingspan is 37–42 mm for males and 39–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from th ...

'' – 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 ''Gazoryctra mcglashani'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from the United States, including California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pa ...

'' – United States *''

Gazoryctra novigannus ''Gazoryctra novigannus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae Species description, first described by William Barnes (entomologist), William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926. It is known in North America, from Quebec, west to the Roc ...

'' – Canada *''

Gazoryctra pulcher ''Gazoryctra pulcher'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from the United States, including Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...

'' – 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