''Gazoryctra'' is a genus of

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s of the family

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. There are 14 described species found in

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and the

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Species

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Gazoryctra chishimana ''Gazoryctra chishimana'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from the Kuril Islands and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Paci ...

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Gazoryctra confusus ''Gazoryctra confusus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United Sta ...

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Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus ''Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found from northern Scandinavia to Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula. The wingspan is 37–42 mm for males and 39–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from th ...

'' – northern Eurasia *'' Gazoryctra ganna'' –

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Gazoryctra hyperboreus ''Gazoryctra hyperboreus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1862. It is known in North America, from New England and Quebec west to the foothills of Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen ...

'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra lembertii'' – United States *''

Gazoryctra 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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Gazoryctra mathewi ''Gazoryctra mathewi'', or Matthew's ghost moth, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from western North America, including British Columbia, Washington and California California is a state in the Western United States, locat ...

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Gazoryctra mcglashani ''Gazoryctra mcglashani'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from the United States, including California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents ...

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Gazoryctra novigannus ''Gazoryctra novigannus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926. It is known in North America, from Quebec, west to the Rocky Mountains and south to Arizona Arizona ( ...

'' – Canada *'' Gazoryctra pulcher'' – United States *''

Gazoryctra roseicaput ''Gazoryctra roseicaput'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. It is known from the mountains of western North America, including Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and ...

'' – 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 ...

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