''Afrotheora'' 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 w ...

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 Exopo ...

. There are 7 described species, all found in southern

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. They are considered to be one of the more primitive genera of the Hepialidae, with short antennae and lacking a functional proboscis.

Species

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Afrotheora argentimaculata ''Afrotheora argentimaculata'' 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 southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south b ...

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

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Afrotheora brevivalva ''Afrotheora brevivalva'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is native to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the ...

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Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

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Afrotheora flavimaculata ''Afrotheora flavimaculata'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda ...

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Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

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Afrotheora jordani ''Afrotheora jordani'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , rel ...

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Afrotheora minirhodaula ''Afrotheora minirhodaula'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of ...

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Afrotheora rhodaula ''Afrotheora rhodaula'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is native to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of co ...

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Afrotheora thermodes ''Afrotheora thermodes'' 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 southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of c ...

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External links

Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Ebbe Nielsen {{Hepialidae-stub