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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
821
5775
13294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
816
5759
13254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
742
5509
12775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
4116
10294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
159
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
151
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Phanerozoic
3 Genera with 3 Species
Oiophassus Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Prohepialus Piton, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Protohepialus Pierce, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phanerozoic
3 Species
Oiophassus nycterus Zhang, 1989
Prohepialus incertus Piton, 1940
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