Ahamus

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Ahamus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Ahamus
Z.W. Zou & G.R. Zhang, 2010
Species

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Ahamus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Family is one of the eight major hierarcical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

Hepialidae family of insects

The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.

Species

Ahamus altaicola is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in China.

Ahamus anomopterus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by D.R. Yang in 1994, and is known from Yunnan, China.

Ahamus gangcaensis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in China.



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