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Checklist for Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
and region Miocene (Neogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
363
1693
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
360
1684
3096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
340
1607
2969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
1181
2278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
69
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
69
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Miocene
2 Genera with 2 Species
Oiophassus Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Protohepialus Pierce, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Miocene
2 Species
Oiophassus nycterus Zhang, 1989
Protohepialus comstocki Pierce, 1945


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