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Checklist of Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
for Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
692
10933
46220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
689
10923
46205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
660
10729
45350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
447
9059
39510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2341
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2337
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
6
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
6
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
6 Genera with 22 Species
Gazoryctra Hübner, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Hepialus Fabricius, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Korscheltellus Börner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopus Wallengren, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Sthenopis Packard, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Triodia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
22 Species
Gazoryctra confusus Edwards, 1885
Gazoryctra hyperboreus Moschler, 1862
Gazoryctra mathewi Edwards, 1874Matthews Ghost Moth
Gazoryctra novigannus Barnes & Ben..., 1926
Gazoryctra roseicaput Neumoegen & ..., 1893
Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758Ghost Moth
Hepialus novigannus (Barnes & Ben..., 1926)⇒ Gazoryctra novigannus Barnes & Ben..., 1926
Hepialus roseicaput (Neumoegen & ..., 1893)⇒ Gazoryctra roseicaput Neumoegen & ..., 1893
Korscheltellus gracilis Grote, 1865Conifer Swift
Korscheltellus lupulina Linnaeus, 1758Common Swift
Korscheltellus lupulinus Linnaeus, 1758Common Swift
Phymatopus behrensii Stretch, 1872Three-eye flounder
Phymatopus californicus Boisduval, 1868Lupine Ghost Moth
Phymatopus hecta Linnaeus, 1758Gold Swift
Sthenopis argenteomaculatus Harris, 1841Alder root borer
Sthenopis auratus Grote, 1878Gold-spotted Ghost Moth
Sthenopis pretiosus Herrich-Schä..., 1856Gold-spotted Ghost Moth
Sthenopis purpurascens Packard, 1863Four-spotted Ghost Moth
Sthenopis quadriguttatus (Grote, 1864)⇒ Sthenopis purpurascens Packard, 1863
Sthenopis semiauratus (Packard, 1863)⇒ Sthenopis purpurascens Packard, 1863
Sthenopis thule Strecker, 1875Tropical flounder
Triodia sylvina Linnaeus, 1761Orange Swift

Subnodes of Hepialidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyHepialinae
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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