''Ahamus'' is a genus of

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s of the

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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 ...

Species

* '' Ahamus altaicola'' * '' Ahamus alticola'' (disputed) * '' Ahamus anomopterus'' * '' Ahamus carna'' (disputed) * '' Ahamus gangcaensis'' * ''

Ahamus jianchuanensis ''Ahamus jianchuanensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Yang in 1994, and is known from Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world' ...

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Ahamus lijiangensis ''Ahamus lijiangensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1985 and is known from Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East A ...

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Ahamus luquensis ''Ahamus luquensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by D.R. Yang in 1995, and is known from Gansu, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's ...

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Ahamus macilentus ''Gazoryctra macilentus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Siberia, the Russian Far East, Japan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlock ...

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Ahamus maquensis ''Ahamus maquensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population ...

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Ahamus menyuanicus ''Ahamus menyuanicus'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1985 and is known from Qinghai, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East A ...

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Ahamus sichuanus ''Ahamus sichuanus'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1985 and is known from Sichuan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asi ...

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Ahamus yulongensis ''Ahamus yulongensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Liang et al. in 1988, and is known from Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the w ...

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Ahamus yunlongensis ''Ahamus yunlongensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1985 and is known from Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East A ...

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Ahamus yunnanensis ''Ahamus yunnanensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by D.R. Yang, C.D. Li and C. Shen in 1992, and is known from Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in Eas ...

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Ahamus yushuensis ''Ahamus yushuensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by populatio ...

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Ahamus zadoiensis ''Ahamus zadoiensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by populatio ...

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Ahamus zhayuensis ''Ahamus zhayuensis'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1985 and is known from the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. References External linksHepialidae genera
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External links

* , 2010: Revision of taxonomic system of the genus ''Hepialus'' (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) currently adopted in China. ''Journal of Hunan University of Science & Technology (Natural Science Edition)'' 25 (1): 114-120. Hepialidae Moth genera {{Hepialidae-stub