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Checklist of Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
for California (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
659
9208
32201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
654
9191
32178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
9068
31883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
410
7324
26647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2141
8118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
74
2103
8064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
4
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
4
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
4
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
4 Genera with 19 Species
Gazoryctra Hübner, 19886SpeciesTaxom
Hepialus Fabricius, 186812SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopus Wallengren, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Protohepialus Pierce, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gazoryctra lemberti⇒ Gazoryctra lembertii Dyar, 1894
Gazoryctra lembertii Dyar, 1894Parrot pufferfish
Gazoryctra mathewi Edwards, 1874Matthews Ghost Moth
Gazoryctra mcglashani Edwards, 1886
Gazoryctra wielgusi Wagner & Tin..., 1988
Hepialus behrensi (Stretch, 1872)⇒ Phymatopus behrensi Stretch, 1872
Hepialus behrensi sequoiolus
Hepialus behrensii Stretch, 1872
Hepialus brassicae
Hepialus californicus (Boisduval, 1868)⇒ Phymatopus californicus Boisduval, 1868
Hepialus hectoides (Boisduval, 1868)⇒ Phymatopus hectoides Boisduval, 1868
Hepialus lembertii (Dyar, 1894)⇒ Gazoryctra lembertii Dyar, 1894
Hepialus montana (Stretch, 1872)⇒ Phymatopus behrensi Stretch, 1872
Hepialus montanus⇒ Phymatopus behrensi Stretch, 1872
Hepialus sequoilus
Hepialus sequoiolus (Boisduval, 1868)⇒ Phymatopus californicus Boisduval, 1868
Phymatopus behrensi Stretch, 1872
Phymatopus californicus Boisduval, 1868Lupine Ghost Moth
Phymatopus hectoides Boisduval, 1868
Protohepialus comstocki Pierce, 1945

Subnodes of Hepialidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyHepialinae
3
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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