''Gorgopis'' 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 28 described species found in southern and eastern

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Species

*'' Gorgopis alticola'' -

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 ...

*'' Gorgopis angustiptera'' *'' Gorgopis annulosa'' -

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*'' Gorgopis armillata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis auratilis'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis aurifuscata'' *'' Gorgopis butlerii'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis caffra'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis centaurica'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis cochlias'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis crudeni'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis furcata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis fuscalis'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis grisescens'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis hunti'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis inornata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis intervallata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis leucopetala'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis libania'' - South Africa/

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feeds on

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es *'' Gorgopis limbopunctata'' *'' Gorgopis lobata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis olivaceonotata'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis pallidiflava'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis pholidota'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis ptiloscelis'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis salti'' - Tanzania *'' Gorgopis serangota'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis subrimosa'' - South Africa *'' Gorgopis tanganyikaensis'' - Tanzania *'' Gorgopis zellerii'' - South Africa

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