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Checklist for Superfamily Hepialoidea Stephens, 1829 (Ghost Moths)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
4119
10535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
4115
10530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4038
10288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3217
8675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1251
3349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1248
3346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Angola
2 Families width 9 Species
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917African Primitive Ghost Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Angola
6 Genera with 9 Species
Afrotheora Nielsen & Sc..., 19562SpeciesTaxom
Dalaca Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudalaca Viette, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Gorgopi1SpeciesTaxom
Gorgopis Hübner, 19424SpeciesTaxom
Prototheora Meyrick, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
9 Species
Afrotheora flavimaculata E.S. Nielsen..., 1986
Afrotheora jordani Viette, 1956
Eudalaca hololeuca Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Gorgopi libania Stoll, 1781
Gorgopis abbottii (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Gorgopis lobata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis angolensis (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Gorgopis lobata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis libania Stoll, 1781
Gorgopis lobata Janse, 1942
Prototheora angolae D.R. Davis, 1996

Subnodes of Hepialoidea with occurrences in Angola
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPrototheoridae
Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hepialoidea at artfakta.se
Hepialoidea at dyntaxa.se
Hepialoidea at itis.gov