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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 Exoporia. The 60 genera contain at least 587 currently recognised species of these primitive moths worldwide. The genera '' Fraus'' (endemic to Australia), ''Gazoryctra'' (Holarctic), '' Afrotheora'' (Southern African), and '' Antihepialus'' (African) are considered to be the most primitive, containing four genera and about 51 species with a mostly relictual southern Gondwanan distribution and are currently separated from the Hepialidae ''sensu stricto'' which might form a natural, derived group.Nielsen, E.S., Robinson, G.S. and Wagner, D.L. 2000. Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera) ''Journal of Natural History'', 34(6): 823–87Abstract/ref> The most dive ...
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Aenetus
''Aenetus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 24 described species found in Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand. Most species have green or blue forewings and reddish hindwings, but some are predominantly brown or white. The larvae feed in the trunks of living trees, burrowing horizontally into the trunk, then vertically down. Species * ''Aenetus arfaki'' (New Guinea) * '' Aenetus astathes'' (Western Australia) *''Aenetus bilineatus'' (New Guinea) *''Aenetus blackburnii'' - Blackburn's ghost moth (South Australia; Victoria, Australia* ''Aenetus cohici'' (New Caledonia* ''Aenetus crameri'' (New Guinea) * ''Aenetus dulcis'' (Western Australia**Food plant: ''Agonis'' *''Aenetus djernaesae'' (Western Australia ) *''Aenetus edwardsi'' (Queensland, Australia) *'' Aenetus eugyna'' (New Guinea) *''Aenetus eximia'' - common ghost moth (southern Queensland to Victoria, Australia**Recorded food plants: ''Daphnandra'', '' Dodonaea'', ''Dory ...
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Antihepialus
''Antihepialus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species, found in southern and eastern Africa. Species *'' Antihepialus antarcticus'' – South Africa *'' Antihepialus capeneri'' – South Africa *'' Antihepialus keniae'' – Kenya/Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ... *'' Antihepialus vansoni'' – South Africa External links *Hepialidae genera!-- ''Antihepialus keniae'' appears to be misspelled at this source --> Hepialidae Exoporia genera {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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Leto (moth)
''Leto'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The only described species is ''Leto venus'', described by Pieter Cramer in 1780, which is endemic to South Africa. The larval food plant is ''Virgilia Virgilia is the wife of Coriolanus in William Shakespeare's play ''Coriolanus'' (1607–1610), in which same play Volumnia is his mother. Origins The life of the legendary figure Caius Marcius Coriolanus has been recorded more than once. In ...''. References External linksHepialidae genera Endemic moths of South Africa Hepialidae Moths described in 1780 Moths of Africa Taxa named by Pieter Cramer Monotypic moth genera {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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Abantiades
''Abantiades'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 14 described species, all found exclusively in Australia. The group includes some large species with a wingspan of up to 160 mm. The larvae feed on the roots of ''Eucalyptus'' and other trees. The Pindi moth (''A. latipennis'') is an abundant species of the eucalypt forests of Tasmania and, unlike many invertebrate species, appears to adapt well to the controversial forestry practice of clearfelling. Species Abantiades includes the following species: * '' Abantiades albofasciatus'' * '' Abantiades aphenges'' * '' Abantiades aurilegulus'' * '' Abantiades barcas'' * ''Abantiades fulvomarginatus'' * '' Abantiades hyalinatus'' (southern Queensland to Tasmania) * '' Abantiades hydrographus'' * '' Abantiades labyrinthicus'' (east coast, southern Queensland to Tasmania) * '' Abantiades latipennis'' - Pindi moth (Victoria and Tasmania) * '' Abantiades leucochiton'' * '' Abantiades magnificus'' (eastern Vic ...
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Korscheltellus
''Korscheltellus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. It consists of two widespread species, the familiar common swift (''K. lupulina'') of Europe and the conifer swift (''K. gracilis'') of Canada and the eastern United States. ''K. gracilis'' has been recorded feeding on the roots of quaking aspen, white spruce and yellow birch but is especially associated with balsam fir and red spruce ''Picea rubens'', commonly known as red spruce, is a species of spruce native to eastern North America, ranging from eastern Quebec and Nova Scotia, west to the Adirondack Mountains and south through New England along the Appalachians to western .... It is considered a major pest of these two species. External linksHepialidae genera Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Carl Julius Bernhard Börner {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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Hepialiscus
''Hepialiscus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species found in Taiwan and Nepal. The larvae feed on grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns a ...es. Species *'' Hepialiscus monticola'' - Taiwan *'' Hepialiscus nepalensis'' - Nepal *'' Hepialiscus robinsoni'' - Taiwan *'' Hepialiscus taiwanus'' - Taiwan External linksHepialidae genera Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by George Hampson {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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Gorgopis
''Gorgopis'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 28 described species found in southern and eastern Africa. Species *'' Gorgopis alticola'' - Tanzania *'' Gorgopis angustiptera'' *'' Gorgopis annulosa'' - South Africa *'' 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/Angola :*Larva feeds on grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants c ...
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Gazoryctra
''Gazoryctra'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 14 described species found in Eurasia, Canada and the United States. Species *''Gazoryctra chishimana'' – Kuril Islands *''Gazoryctra confusus'' – United States *''Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus'' – northern Eurasia *'' Gazoryctra ganna'' – Europe *''Gazoryctra hyperboreus'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra lembertii'' – United States *''Gazoryctra macilentus'' – Siberia *''Gazoryctra mathewi'' – United States *''Gazoryctra mcglashani'' – United States *''Gazoryctra novigannus'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra pulcher'' – United States *''Gazoryctra roseicaput'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra sciophanes'' – United States *''Gazoryctra wielgusi ''Gazoryctra wielgusi'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Arizona and New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity ...'' – United States ...
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Fraus (genus)
''Fraus'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 25 described species, all endemic to Australia. Species *''Fraus basicornis'' *''Fraus basidispina'' *''Fraus bilineata'' *''Fraus biloba'' *''Fraus crocea'' *''Fraus distispina'' *''Fraus furcata'' *''Fraus fusca'' *''Fraus griseomaculata'' *''Fraus latistria'' – broad-striped ghost moth *''Fraus linogyna'' *''Fraus marginispina'' *''Fraus mediaspina'' *''Fraus megacornis'' *''Fraus minima'' *''Fraus nanus'' *''Fraus orientalis'' *''Fraus pelagia'' *''Fraus pilosa'' *''Fraus polyspila'' *''Fraus pteromela'' *''Fraus quadrangula'' *''Fraus serrata'' *''Fraus simulans'' – lesser ghost moth **Larva feeds on grasses *''Fraus tedi'' External linksHepialidae genera
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Eudalaca
''Eudalaca'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 35 described species, most restricted to South Africa but a few found further north in the continent. Species *'' Eudalaca aequifascia'' - East Africa *'' Eudalaca albiplumis'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca albistriata'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca ammon'' - South Africa/Zimbabwe *'' Eudalaca amphiarma'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca aurifuscalis'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca bacotii'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca cretata'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca crossosema'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca crudeni'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca eriogastra'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca exul'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca gutterata'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca hololeuca'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca holophaea'' - Congo basin *'' Eudalaca homoterma'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca ibex'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca infumata'' - Zimbabwe *'' Eudalaca isorrhoa'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca leucophaea'' - South Africa *'' Eudalaca leniflua ...
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Endoclita
''Endoclita'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 60 described species found in eastern and southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Species *'' Endoclita aboe'' – India *''Endoclita absurdus'' – China *''Endoclita actinidae'' – China (Fujian) *''Endoclita aikasama'' – Java *'' Endoclita albofasciatus'' – India *''Endoclita anhuiensis'' – China (Anhui) *''Endoclita annae'' – China *''Endoclita aroura'' – Sumatra **Food plant: ''Tectona'' *''Endoclita auratus'' – Myanmar **Recorded food plants: ''Alnus'', '' Cryptomeria'', ''Eucalyptus'' *''Endoclita aurifer'' – Java *''Endoclita broma'' – Java *'' Endoclita buettneria'' – Myanmar **Food plant: '' Byttneria'' *''Endoclita chalybeatus'' – India **Recorded food plants: '' Gmelina'', ''Tectona'', '' Theobroma'' *'' Endoclita coomani'' – Vietnam *'' Endoclita crinilimbata'' – China *'' Endoclita chrysoptera'' – India *'' Endoclita damor'' – India, Himalaya **Recorded food plan ...
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Elhamma
''Elhamma'' is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species found in Australia and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torres .... Species *'' Elhamma australasiae'' - Australia *'' Elhamma diakonoffi'' - New Guinea *'' Elhamma roepkei'' - New Guinea *'' Elhamma toxopeusi'' - New Guinea External linksHepialidae genera Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Hepialidae-stub ...
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