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Checklist for Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
11
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
2
11
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
10
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
10 Genera with 38 Species
Dalaca Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Endoclita Felder, 189218SpeciesTaxom
Hepialiscus Hampson, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Hepialus Fabricius, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Napialus H.F. Chu & L..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Palpifer Hampson, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sahyadrassus Tindale, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Thitarodes Viette, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Triodia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
38 Species
Dalaca noctuides (Blanchard, 1852)⇒ Dalaca patriciae E.S. Nielsen..., 1983
Endoclita aboe Moore, 1860
Endoclita albofasciatus Moore, 1879
Endoclita albosignata Tindale, 1941
Endoclita chalybeatus Moore, 1879
Endoclita chrysoptera Tindale, 1941
Endoclita damor Moore, 1860
Endoclita magnus Tindale, 1942
Endoclita makundae Grehan, John..., 2022
Endoclita malabaricus Moore, 1879
Endoclita metallica Tindale, 1941
Endoclita microscripta Tindale, 1941
Endoclita punctimargo Swinhoe, 1892
Endoclita rustica Tindale, 1941
Endoclita salsettensis Moore, 1879
Endoclita signifer Walker, 1856
Endoclita strobilanthes Tindale, 1942
Endoclita undulifer Walker, 1869
Endoclita viridis Swinhoe, 1892
Hepialiscus flavus (Walker, 1856)⇒ Napialus hunanensis H.F. Chu & L..., 1985
Hepialiscus nepalensis Walker, 1856
Hepialiscus robinsoni Ueda, 1988
Hepialiscus taiwanus Ueda, 1988
Hepialus fusconebulosa De Geer, 1778Map-winged Swift
Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758Ghost Moth
Hepialus nepalensis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Napialus hunanensis H.F. Chu & L..., 1985
Napialus hunanensis H.F. Chu & L..., 1985
Palpifer caerulescens (Moore, 1879)⇒ Palpifer murinus Moore, 1879
Palpifer murinus Moore, 1879
Palpifer pellicia Swinhoe, 1905
Palpifer sexnotatus Moore, 1879
Palpifer taprobanus Moore, 1887
Palpifer umbrinus Moore, 1879
Phymatopus hecta Linnaeus, 1758Gold Swift
Sahyadrassus magnus (Tindale, 1942)⇒ Endoclita magnus Tindale, 1942
Sahyadrassus malabaricus Moore, 1879
Thitarodes balmiya Grehan, Negi..., 2021
Triodia sylvina Linnaeus, 1761Orange Swift

Subnodes of Hepialidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyHepialinae
2
4
Genera
Species

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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