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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Antihepialus Janse, 1942 |
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Antihepialus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species, found in southern and eastern Africa.
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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.
Afrotheora is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 7 described species, all found in southern Africa. They are considered to be one of the more primitive genera of the Hepialidae, with short antennae and lacking a functional proboscis.
Eudalaca is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 35 described species, most restricted to South Africa but a few found further north in the continent.
Gorgopis is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 28 described species found in southern and eastern Africa.
Leto is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The only described species is Leto venus, described by Pieter Cramer in 1780, which is endemic to South Africa. The larval food plant is Virgilia.
Metahepialus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are two described species, all endemic to South Africa.
Afrotheora minirhodaula is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in South Africa.
Afrotheora rhodaula is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is native to South Africa.
Afrotheora thermodes is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa and Tanzania.
Antihepialus antarcticus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa.
Antihepialus keniae is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae described by William Jacob Holland in 1892. It is known from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Antihepialus vansoni is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa.
Eudalaca ammon is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Eudalaca exul is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa.
Eudalaca hololeuca is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa and Angola.
Gorgopis limbopuncta is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa.
Eudalaca nomaqua is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa.
Eudalaca rivula is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa.
Eudalaca semicanus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa.
Eudalaca troglodytis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from South Africa.