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Checklist for Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
8
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
2
8
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
7 Genera with 22 Species
Afrotheora Nielsen & Sc..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Antihepialus Janse, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Eudalaca Viette, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Gorgopi4SpeciesTaxom
Gorgopis Hübner, 19508SpeciesTaxom
Hepialus Fabricius, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Phymatopus Wallengren, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
22 Species
Afrotheora brevivalva E.S. Nielsen..., 1986
Afrotheora thermodes Meyrick, 1921
Antihepialus keiniae Holland, 1892
Antihepialus keniae Holland, 1892
Eudalaca aequifascia Gaede, 1930
Eudalaca ammon Wallengren, 1860
Eudalaca zernyi Viette, 1950
Gorgopi caffra Walker, 1856
Gorgopi libania Stoll, 1781
Gorgopi salti Tams, 1952
Gorgopi tanganyikaensis Viette, 1950
Gorgopis abbottii (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Gorgopis lobata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis alticola Aurivillius, 1910
Gorgopis altitudinis Le Cerf, 1914
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Gorgopis libania Stoll, 1781
Gorgopis lobata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis salti Tams, 1952
Gorgopis tanganyikaensis Viette, 1950
Hepialus keniae (Möschler, 1862)⇒ Antihepialus keniae Holland, 1892
Hepialus lenzi (Boisduval, 1868)⇒ Phymatopus hectoides Boisduval, 1868
Phymatopus hectoides Boisduval, 1868

Subnodes of Hepialidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyHepialinae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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