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Checklist for Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
2 Genera with 3 Species
Pfitzneriana Viette, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Phassus Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
3 Species
Pfitzneriana vogli Viette, 1952
Pfitzneriana volgi Viette, 1952
Phassus eldorado Pfitzner, 1906


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