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Checklist of Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
for Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
331
2962
5500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
2961
5499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
313
2903
5412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
2450
4777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1071
2273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1069
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
4
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
4
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
4
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
4 Genera with 17 Species
Afrotheora Nielsen & Sc..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Antihepialus Janse, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Eudalaca Viette, 192112SpeciesTaxom
Gorgopis Hübner, 17814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
17 Species
Afrotheora thermodes Meyrick, 1921
Antihepialus antarcticus Wallengren, 1860
Eudalaca albistriata Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Eudalaca ammon Wallengren, 1860
Eudalaca bacotii Quail, 1900
Eudalaca cretata Distant, 1897
Eudalaca homostola Janse, 1942
Eudalaca homoterma Meyrick, 1921
Eudalaca ibex Wallengren, 1860
Eudalaca nomaqua Walker, 1856
Eudalaca rufescens Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Eudalaca semicanus Janse, 1919
Eudalaca vaporalis Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopis auratilis Janse, 1919
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Gorgopis fuscalis Janse, 1919
Gorgopis libania Stoll, 1781


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