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Checklist of Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5519
15626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
2
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
5 Genera with 14 Species
Afrotheora Nielsen & Sc..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Antihepialus Janse, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Dalaca Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Eudalaca Viette, 19108SpeciesTaxom
Gorgopis Hübner, 17814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
14 Species
Afrotheora thermodes Meyrick, 1921
Antihepialus antarcticus Wallengren, 1860
Eudalaca ammon Wallengren, 1860
Eudalaca hampsoni Strand, 1917
Eudalaca hololeuca Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Eudalaca infumata Janse, 1942
Eudalaca leniflua Janse, 1942
Eudalaca rhodesiensis Hampson, 1910
Eudalaca semicanus Janse, 1919
Eudalaca stictigrapha Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Gorgopis armillata Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopis auratilis Janse, 1919
Gorgopis aurifuscata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis libania Stoll, 1781


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