Hepialidae (ghost moths)

Family: Hepialidae (ghost moths)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Hepialoidea


Leto venus (Silver spotted ghost). [Photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]

List from Vári et al. (2002).

Afrotheora Four species native to southern Africa.
Antihepialus Three species native to southern Africa.
Eudalaca Thirty species native to southern Africa.
Gorgopis Twenty-five species native to southern Africa.
Leto Leto venus is the only species in this genus and is native to southern Africa.
Metahepialus Three species native to southern Africa.

VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.