''Sthenopis'' 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 ...

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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 ...

. There are eight described species found in

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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Sthenopis argenteomaculatus ''Sthenopis argenteomaculatus'', the silver-spotted ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841, and is known in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina and west to Mi ...

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Alnus Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few spec ...

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Betula A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...

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Salix Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist so ...

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Sthenopis auratus ''Sthenopis pretiosus'', the gold-spotted ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1856. It can be found in found Brazil, Venezuela and in the eastern United ...

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Athyrium ''Athyrium'' (lady-fern) is a genus of about 180 species of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is placed in the family Athyriaceae, in the order Polypodiales. Its genus name is from Greek '' a-'' ('without') and Latinized G ...

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Dryopteris :''The moth genus ''Dryopteris'' is now considered a junior synonym of '' Oreta. ''Dryopteris'' , commonly called the wood ferns, male ferns (referring in particular to ''Dryopteris filix-mas''), or buckler ferns, is a fern genus in the family D ...

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Matteuccia ''Matteuccia'' is a genus of ferns with one species: ''Matteuccia struthiopteris'' ( common names ostrich fern, fiddlehead fern, or shuttlecock fern). The species epithet ''struthiopteris'' comes from Ancient Greek words () "ostrich" and () "fe ...

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Sthenopis bouvieri ''Sthenopis bouvieri'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Oberthür in 1913, and is known from China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's Lis ...

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Sthenopis dirschi ''Sthenopis dirschi'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Otto Bang-Haas in 1939, and is known from 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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Sthenopis purpurascens ''Sthenopis purpurascens'', the four-spotted ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Packard in 1863. It is found in Canada and the United States, from Labrador and New York north and west to British Columb ...

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Populus ''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood. The we ...

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Sthenopis regius ''Sthenopis regius'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1896, and is known from China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List ...

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Sthenopis roseus ''Sthenopis roseus'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Oberthür in 1912, and is known from China, including Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China ...

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Sthenopis thule ''Sthenopis thule'', the willow ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Strecker in 1875, and is known from Canada and the United States, including Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The food plant for thi ...

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'' Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Alpheus Spring Packard {{Hepialidae-stub