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Checklist for Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1031
3185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1026
3155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
16
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
14
51
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
14
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
14 Genera with 51 Species
Abantiades Herrich-Schä..., 19147SpeciesTaxom
Achladaeus Herrich-Scha..., 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Aoraia Dumbleton, 190814SpeciesTaxom
Cladoxycanus Dumbleton, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dioxycanus Dumbleton, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Druceiella Viette, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dumbletonius Dugdale, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Fraus Walker, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Heloxycanus Dugdale, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Hepialus Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Oncopera Walker, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Porina Walker, 1923Wart lichen5SpeciesTaxom
Trictena Meyrick, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Wiseana Viette, 18688SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
51 Species
Abantiades gratulus Broun, 1917
Abantiades hyalinatus Herrich-Schä..., 1853Zebra sole
Abantiades labyrinthicus Donovan, 1805
Abantiades magnifica Lucas, 1898
Abantiades magnificus T.P. Lucas, 1898
Abantiades nodipennis Broun, 1914
Abantiades pusillus Broun, 1914
Aoraia aspina Dugdale, 1994
Aoraia aurimaculata Philpott, 1914
Aoraia dinodes Meyrick, 1890
Aoraia ensyii Butler, 1877
Aoraia enysii Butler, 1877
Aoraia flavida Dugdale, 1994
Aoraia hespera Dugdale, 1994
Aoraia insularis Dugdale, 1994
Aoraia lenis Dugdale, 1994
Aoraia macropis Dugdale, 1994
Aoraia oreobolae Dugdale, 1994
Aoraia orientalis Dugdale, 1994
Aoraia rufivena Dugdale, 1994Rufous-veined Aoraia
Aoraia senex Hudson, 1908
Cladoxycanus minos Hudson, 1905
Dioxycanus fusca Philpott, 1914
Dioxycanus fuscus (Philpott, 1914)⇒ Dioxycanus fusca Philpott, 1914
Dioxycanus oreas Hudson, 1920
Druceiella amazonensis Viette, 1950
Dumbletonius characterifer Walker, 1865
Dumbletonius sylvicola (Salmon, 1948)⇒ Dumbletonius unimaculatus Salmon, 1948
Dumbletonius unimaculata Salmon, 1948
Dumbletonius unimaculatus Salmon, 1948
Fraus fusca Lucas, 1891
Fraus griseomaculata E.S. Nielsen..., 1989
Heloxycanus patricki Dugdale, 1994Ghost moth
Hepialus fusca Lempke, 1961
Hepialus lupulina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Korscheltellus lupulinus Linnaeus, 1758
Oncopera fasciculatus Walker, 1869Underground grass caterpiller
Oncopera rufobrunnea Tindale, 1933Underground grass grub
Porina fusca Philpott, 1914
Porina gourlayi (Philpott, 1931)⇒ Druceiella amazonensis Viette, 1950
Porina leonina (Philpott, 1927)⇒ Aoraia enysii Butler, 1877
Porina mairi (Buller, 1873)⇒ Dumbletonius characterifer Walker, 1865
Porina mimica (Philpott, 1923)⇒ Wiseana cervinata Walker, 1865
Trictena atripalpis Walker, 1856Bardee
Wiseana cervinata Walker, 1865Porina moth
Wiseana copularis Meyrick, 1912
Wiseana fuliginea Butler, 1879
Wiseana jocosa Meyrick, 1912
Wiseana mimica Philpott, 1923
Wiseana signata Walker, 1856
Wiseana umbraculata (Guenée, 1868)⇒ Wiseana umbraculatus Guenée, 1868
Wiseana umbraculatus Guenée, 1868

Subnodes of Hepialidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyHepialinae
1
2
Genus
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