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Checklist of Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
for Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
695
12061
41020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
692
12052
41005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
663
11902
40651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9806
35137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3104
9828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3099
9808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
7
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
7
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
7 Genera with 12 Species
Endoclita Felder, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Fraus Walker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gazoryctra Hübner, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Palpifer Hampson, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Phassus Walker, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopus Wallengren, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Thitarodes Viette, 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Endoclita excrescens Butler, 1877Japanese swift moth
Endoclita signifer Walker, 1856
Endoclita sinensis Moore, 1877
Fraus polyspila Meyrick, 1890Chequered Fraus
Gazoryctra chishimana Matsumura, 1931
Gazoryctra macilentus Eversmann, 1851
Gazoryctra macilentus spinifera Tshistjakov, 1997
Palpifer sexnotatus Moore, 1879
Palpifer sexnotatus niphonicus Butler, 1879
Phassus satsumanis (Butler, 1877)⇒ Endoclita excrescens Butler, 1877
Phassus signifer (Walker, 1856)⇒ Endoclita signifer Walker, 1856
Phymatopus japonicus Inoue, 1982
Thitarodes nipponensis Ueda, 1995
Thitarodes variabilis Bremer, 1861

Subnodes of Hepialidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyHepialinae
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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