Gazoryctra macilentus

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Gazoryctra macilentus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Gazoryctra
Species:
G. macilentus
Binomial name
Gazoryctra macilentus
(Eversmann, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Hepialus macilentusEversmann, 1851
  • Ahamus macilentus
  • Hepialus gerdaStaudinger, 1898
  • Gazoryctra macilenataTshistjakov, 1997
  • Gazoryctra spiniferaTshistjakov, 1997

Gazoryctra macilentus commonly known as the Northern ghost moth, is a moth species in the family Hepialidae. It is known from Siberia, the Russian Far East, [1] Japan, [2] Kazakhstan and Mongolia. [3]

This species is notable for its large, heavy-bodied appearance and ghostly pale wings, which often have slightly translucent quality, hence the common name.

Key Characteristics

Behavior

EcologicalRole

While G. macilentus is not widely studied, species in the Hepialidae family are typically important for their role in soil health and nutrient cycling due to their root-feeding larval stage.

References

  1. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID   86004391.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. "Hepialidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.