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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
16
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths
2
16
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
2 Families width 140 Species
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths126SpeciesTaxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917African Primitive Ghost Moths14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
16 Genera with 140 Species
Afrotheora Nielsen & Sc..., 19216SpeciesTaxom
Antihepialus Janse, 19424SpeciesTaxom
Cic1SpeciesTaxom
Dalaca Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudalaca Viette, 193944SpeciesTaxom
Fraus Walker, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Gorgopi25SpeciesTaxom
Gorgopis Hübner, 188133SpeciesTaxom
Hepialus Fabricius, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Korscheltellus Börner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leto Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Metahepialus Janse, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Metatheora Meyrick, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Napialus H.F. Chu & L..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Neoleto Eitschberger..., 20211SpeciesTaxom
Prototheora Meyrick, 192012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
140 Species
Afrotheora argentimaculata E.S. Nielsen..., 1986
Afrotheora jordani Viette, 1956
Afrotheora minirhodaula E.S. Nielsen..., 1986
Afrotheora pardalias Janse, 1942
Afrotheora rhodaula Meyrick, 1926
Afrotheora thermodes Meyrick, 1921
Antihepialus antarcticus Wallengren, 1860
Antihepialus aurifaber (Felder, 1874)⇒ Antihepialus antarcticus Wallengren, 1860
Antihepialus capeneri Janse, 1948
Antihepialus vansoni Janse, 1942
Cic ferruginea
Eudalaca albiplumis Warren, 1914
Eudalaca albirivula Hampson, 1910
Eudalaca albistriata Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Eudalaca ammon Wallengren, 1860
Eudalaca amphiarma Meyrick, 1926
Eudalaca aurifuscalis Janse, 1942
Eudalaca bacotii Quail, 1900
Eudalaca brunneotincta Strand, 1917
Eudalaca cipollai Ignatev & de..., 2021
Eudalaca cretata Distant, 1897
Eudalaca crossosema Meyrick, 1921
Eudalaca crudeni Janse, 1942
Eudalaca eriogastra Meyrick, 1921
Eudalaca exul Herrich-Schä..., 1853Zebra sole
Eudalaca furva Hampson, 1910
Eudalaca fuscescens Hampson, 1910
Eudalaca goniophora Hampson, 1910
Eudalaca gutterata Janse, 1942
Eudalaca hololeuca Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Eudalaca homostola Janse, 1942
Eudalaca homoterma Meyrick, 1921
Eudalaca ibex Wallengren, 1860
Eudalaca infumata Janse, 1942
Eudalaca isorrhoa Meyrick, 1921
Eudalaca krooni Mey, 2019
Eudalaca leniflua Janse, 1942
Eudalaca leucocyma Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Eudalaca leucophaea Janse, 1919
Eudalaca libratus Walker, 1856
Eudalaca limbopuncta (Gaede, 1930)⇒ Gorgopis limbopunctata Gaede, 1930
Eudalaca limbopunctata Gaede, 1930
Eudalaca metaleuca Hampson, 1910
Eudalaca miniscula Janse, 1942
Eudalaca minuscula Janse, 1942
Eudalaca nomaqua Walker, 1856
Eudalaca orthocosma Janse, 1942
Eudalaca rivula Janse, 1942
Eudalaca rufescens Hampson, 1910Yellowfinned leatherjacket
Eudalaca semicana Janse, 1919
Eudalaca semicanus Janse, 1919
Eudalaca troglodytis Janse, 1919
Eudalaca tumidifascia Hampson, 1910
Eudalaca vaporalis Meyrick, 1921
Eudalaca vindex Meyrick, 1939
Fraus biloba E.S. Nielsen..., 1989
Fraus linogyna E.S. Nielsen..., 1989
Fraus orientalis E.S. Nielsen..., 1989
Fraus tedi E.S. Nielsen..., 1989
Gorgopi annulosa Gaede, 1930
Gorgopi armillata Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopi auratilis Janse, 1919
Gorgopi aurifuscata Janse, 1942
Gorgopi butlerii Dewitz, 1881
Gorgopi caffra Walker, 1856
Gorgopi centaurica Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopi cochlias Janse, 1942
Gorgopi crudeni Janse, 1919
Gorgopi furcata Janse, 1942
Gorgopi fuscalis Janse, 1919
Gorgopi grisescens Gaede, 1930
Gorgopi hunti Janse, 1942
Gorgopi inornata Janse, 1942
Gorgopi intervallata Warren, 1914
Gorgopi leucopetala Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopi libania Stoll, 1781
Gorgopi lobata Janse, 1942
Gorgopi olivaceonotata Warren, 1914
Gorgopi pallidiflava Janse, 1942
Gorgopi pholidota Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopi ptiloscelis Meyrick, 1919
Gorgopi serangota Janse, 1942
Gorgopi subrimosa Janse, 1942
Gorgopi zellerii Dewitz, 1881
Gorgopis abbottii (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Gorgopis lobata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis angolensis (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Gorgopis lobata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis angustiptera Janse, 1948
Gorgopis annulosa Gaede, 1930
Gorgopis armillata Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopis auratilis Janse, 1919
Gorgopis aurifuscata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis butlerii Dewitz, 1881
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Gorgopis centaurica Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopis cervinus (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856
Gorgopis cochlias Janse, 1942
Gorgopis crudeni Janse, 1919
Gorgopis furcata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis fuscalis Janse, 1919
Gorgopis grisescens Gaede, 1930
Gorgopis hunti Janse, 1942
Gorgopis inornata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis intervallata Warren, 1914
Gorgopis leucopetala Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopis libania Stoll, 1781
Gorgopis limbopunctata Gaede, 1930
Gorgopis lobata Janse, 1942
Gorgopis olivaceonotata Warren, 1914
Gorgopis pallidiflava Janse, 1942
Gorgopis petersburgensis Mey, 2019
Gorgopis pholidota Meyrick, 1921
Gorgopis ptiloscelis Meyrick, 1919
Gorgopis serangota Janse, 1942
Gorgopis subrimosa Janse, 1942
Gorgopis viljoenorum Mey, 2019
Gorgopis voljoenorum Mey, 2019
Gorgopis zellerii Dewitz, 1881
Hepialus fusconebulosa De Geer, 1778Map-winged Swift
Korscheltellus gracilis Grote, 1865Conifer Swift
Leto venus Cramer, 1780
Metahepialus anguistiptera (Janse, 1948)⇒ Metahepialus angustiptera Janse, 1948
Metahepialus angustiptera Janse, 1948
Metahepialus plurimaculata Warren, 1914
Metahepialus xenoctenis Meyrick, 1926
Metatheora corvifera (Meyrick, 1920)⇒ Prototheora corvifera Meyrick, 1920
Metatheora parachlora (Meyrick, 1919)⇒ Prototheora parachlora Meyrick, 1919
Napialus chongquingensis W.W. Wu, 1992
Neoleto stevei Eitschberger..., 2021
Prototheora biserrata D.R. Davis, 1996
Prototheora cooperi Janse, 1942
Prototheora corvifera Meyrick, 1920
Prototheora drackensbergae D.R. Davis, 1996
Prototheora geniculata D.R. Davis, 1996
Prototheora merga D.R. Davis, 1996
Prototheora monoglossa Meyrick, 1924
Prototheora parachlora Meyrick, 1919
Prototheora paraglossa (Meyrick, 1919)⇒ Prototheora parachlora Meyrick, 1919
Prototheora petrosema Meyrick, 1917
Prototheora quadricornis Meyrick, 1920
Prototheora serruligera Meyrick, 1920

Subnodes of Hepialoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyHepialidae
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts
14
126
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPrototheoridae
Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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