Checklist for Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
| 2
8
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths | 2
8
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts | 6
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
6 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Cape Town
13 Species | Afrotheora rhodaula Meyrick, 1926 | | | Antihepialus antarcticus Wallengren, 1860 | | | Eudalaca ammon Wallengren, 1860 | | | Eudalaca exul Herrich-Schä..., 1853 | Zebra sole | | Eudalaca orthocosma Janse, 1942 | | | Eudalaca vindex Meyrick, 1939 | | | Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Gorgopis cochlias Janse, 1942 | | | Gorgopis fuscalis Janse, 1919 | | | Gorgopis olivaceonotata Warren, 1914 | | | Gorgopis ptiloscelis Meyrick, 1919 | | | Gorgopis subrimosa Janse, 1942 | | | Metahepialus xenoctenis Meyrick, 1926 | |
Links, sources and further information Hepialidae at artfakta.se
Hepialidae at dyntaxa.se
Hepialidae at gbif.org
Hepialidae at irmng.org
Hepialidae at itis.gov
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