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Checklist of Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
for Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14611
110867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14582
110813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14384
109530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11552
91603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
74
2714
13826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2713
13824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
5
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
5
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
5 Genera with 23 Species
Gazoryctra Hübner, 198810SpeciesTaxom
Hepialus Fabricius, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Korscheltellus Börner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopus Wallengren, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Sthenopis Packard, 18755SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
23 Species
Gazoryctra confusus Edwards, 1885
Gazoryctra hyperboreus Moschler, 1862
Gazoryctra lembertii Dyar, 1894Parrot pufferfish
Gazoryctra mathewi Edwards, 1874Matthews Ghost Moth
Gazoryctra mcglashani Edwards, 1886
Gazoryctra novigannus Barnes & Ben..., 1926
Gazoryctra pulcher Grote, 1865
Gazoryctra roseicaput Neumoegen & ..., 1893
Gazoryctra sciophanes Ferguson, 1979
Gazoryctra wielgusi Wagner & Tin..., 1988
Hepialus behrensi (Stretch, 1872)⇒ Phymatopus behrensi Stretch, 1872
Hepialus californicus (Boisduval, 1868)⇒ Phymatopus californicus Boisduval, 1868
Hepialus hectoides (Boisduval, 1868)⇒ Phymatopus hectoides Boisduval, 1868
Hepialus montana (Stretch, 1872)⇒ Phymatopus behrensi Stretch, 1872
Korscheltellus gracilis Grote, 1865Conifer Swift
Phymatopus behrensi Stretch, 1872
Phymatopus californicus Boisduval, 1868Lupine Ghost Moth
Phymatopus hectoides Boisduval, 1868
Sthenopis argenteomaculatus Harris, 1841Alder root borer
Sthenopis auratus Grote, 1878Gold-spotted Ghost Moth
Sthenopis purpurascens Packard, 1863Four-spotted Ghost Moth
Sthenopis quadriguttatus (Grote, 1864)⇒ Sthenopis purpurascens Packard, 1863
Sthenopis thule Strecker, 1875Tropical flounder

Subnodes of Hepialidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyHepialinae
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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