Checklist of Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
for Brazil (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 757
16427
71364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 754
16419
71346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 701
16115
70281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 412
12497
58257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 88
3392
13726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3387
13720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
| 2
18
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths | 2
18
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts | 17
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Brazil
17 Genera with 27 Species | Aepytus Herrich-Schä..., 1929 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alloaepytus Viette, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplatissa Viette, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bipectilus Chu & Wang, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalaca Walker, 1914 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Druceiella Viette, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialyxodes Viette, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamelliformia Viette, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limyra C Mielke Del..., 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpifer Hampson, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pfitzneriana Viette, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phassus Walker, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phialuse Viette, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Roseala Viette, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Schaefferiana Viette, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichophassus Le Cerf, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Walkeriella C Mielke Gre..., 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brazil
27 Species | Aepytus (Xytrops) verresi (Schaus, 1929) | ⇒ Cibyra verresi Schaus, 1929 | | Aepytus guarani Pfitzner, 1914 | | | Aepytus helga (Schaus, 1929) | ⇒ Cibyra helga Schaus, 1929 | | Aepytus munona (Schaus, 1929) | ⇒ Cibyra munona Schaus, 1929 | | Aplatissa michaelis Pfitzner, 1914 | | | Aplatissa strangoides Viette, 1953 | | | Bipectilus zhejiangensis L.Y. Wang, 2001 | | | Dalaca chiriquensis Pfitzner, 1914 | | | Dalaca guarani (Pfitzner, 1914) | ⇒ Aepytus guarani Pfitzner, 1914 | | Dalaca katharinae Pfitzner, 1914 | | | Dalaca michaelis (Pfitzner, 1914) | ⇒ Bipectilus zhejiangensis L.Y. Wang, 2001 | | Dalaca mummia Schaus, 1892 | | | Dalaca oreas Schaus, 1892 | | | Dalaca prytanes Schaus, 1892 | | | Dalaca tapuja (Pfitzner, 1914) | ⇒ Dysoptus acuminatus D.R. Davis, 2003 | | Druceiella amazonensis Viette, 1950 | | | Limyra silvai Duarte, 2017 | | | Palpifer pellicia Swinhoe, 1905 | | | Phassus absyrtus Schaus, 1892 | | | Phassus agrionides Walker, 1856 | | | Phassus guianensis Schaus, 1940 | | | Phassus pretiosus Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | | Phassus transversus Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Roseala bourgognei Viette, 1950 | | | Schaefferiana epigramma Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Trichophassus giganteus Herrich-Schä..., 1853 | Zebra sole | | Walkeriella miraculosa Mielke, Greh..., 2019 | |
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