Exoporia genera

Anomoses hylecoetes is a species of primitive hepialoid moth endemic to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia . It is the only species in its genus Anomoses, which is the only genus in the family Anomosetidae.

Prototheora is a genus of moths. It is the only genus of the Prototheoridae, or the African primitive ghost moths, a family of insects in the lepidopteran order, contained in the superfamily Hepialoidea. These moths are endemic to Southern Africa.

Endoclita is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 60 described species found in eastern and southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Thitarodes is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. In English Thitarodes is known as "ghost moth". They are found in eastern Asia. The majority are restricted to the Tibetan Plateau. Often in Chinese entomological nomenclature Thitarodes is still referred to as Hepialus, although the name was changed back in 1968. Furthermore, some authors use incorrectly the term "bat moth" which is a bad translation of the Chinese term for ghost moth.

Phassus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 21 described species distributed from Mexico south to Brazil.

thumb|Pindi moth (A. latipennis), Tasmania

Aenetus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 24 described species found in Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand. Most species have green or blue forewings and reddish hindwings, but some are predominantly brown or white. The larvae feed in the trunks of living trees, burrowing horizontally into the trunk, then vertically down.

genus of moths

Afrotheora is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are seven 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.

Oncopera is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 12 described species, all endemic to Australia. The larvae usually feed on grasses, although that of O. intricata has been recorded on strawberry.

Pharmacis is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are eight described species found in Eurasia.

Elhamma is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species found in Australia and New Guinea.

Napialus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are three described species, all endemic to China.

genus of moths

Bipectilus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are eight described species in the genus, distributed through China, Nepal and Vietnam.

Palpifer is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae described by George Hampson in 1893. There are 10 described species found in south and east Asia and parts of Mexico.

Calada is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are two described species, both endemic to Argentina.

Gazoryctra is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 14 described species found in Eurasia, Canada and the United States.

Andeabatis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only species is Andeabatis chilensis of southern South America.

Callipielus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 10 described species, all found in southern South America.

Oxycanus is a genus of moths in the family Hepialidae. There are 71 described species found in Australia and New Guinea.

Antihepialus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species, found in southern and eastern Africa.

Gorgopis is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 28 described species found in southern and eastern Africa.

Dalaca is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 23 described species found throughout South America as far north as Panama. The larvae feed on grasses.

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.

genus of moths

Bordaia is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are five described species, all endemic to Australia.

Zenophassus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is Z. schamyl of Georgia and Abkhazia. The larva of this species feeds on grapevines.

Ogygioses is a genus of moths of the family Palaeosetidae. Ogygioses luangensis is found in Thailand and the other Ogygioses species are found in Taiwan.

Trichophassus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is Trichophassus giganteus which is endemic to Brazil. The larva of this species has been recorded feeding on Adenocalymma, Eucalyptus, Ipomoea and Solanum.

Korscheltellus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. It consists of two widespread species, the familiar common swift (K. lupulina) of Europe and the conifer swift (K. gracilis) of Canada and the eastern United States. K. gracilis has been recorded feeding on the roots of quaking aspen, white spruce and yellow birch but is especially associated with balsam fir and red spruce. It is considered a major pest of these two species.

Hepialiscus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species found in Taiwan and Nepal. The larvae feed on grasses.

Roseala is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is R. bourgognei which is endemic to Brazil.

Wiseana is a genus of ghost moths, collectively known as porina, of the family Hepialidae. There are seven described species, all endemic to New Zealand. Some species of this genus are a major pest in New Zealand exotic pastures. It is impossible to distinguish species at the larval/caterpillar stage without DNA technology, however adult porina moth species can be visually distinguished.

genus of moths

Xhoaphryx is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is X. lemeei of Vietnam.

Dioxycanus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 2 described species, both endemic to New Zealand.

Aoraia is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 13 described species, all endemic to New Zealand. The type species of this genus is Porina dinodes Meyrick, 1890. This genus contains some large species with a wingspan of up to .

Heloxycanus patricki, also known as the sphagnum porina moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae, the ghost moths. It is the only member of the genus Heloxycanus. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been classified as having the status of "At Risk, Declining" by the Department of Conservation.

Sthenopis is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are eight described species found in North America and China.

Druceiella is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species, although a revision of the genus is being carried out which will add at least four new species. The current species are all found in South America.

Parapielus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae.

Phymatopus (originally: Phalaena Noctua Linnaeus, 1758) is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae (commonly referred to as swift moths or ghost moths), which consists of around 700 species and 82 genera. The genus was erected by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1869. They can be found across Eurasia and North America. Species can be distinguished by the different morphology of male genitalia and different forewing patterns, which vary in stripe colour and size and arrangement of spots. The stripes themselves consist of spots separated by dark veins which are fringed by thin black lines from

Cladoxycanus is a monotypic genus of moths belonging to the family Hepialidae. It consists of only one species, Cladoxycanus minos, which is endemic to New Zealand. C. minos was first described by George Hudson in 1905.

Dumbletonius is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are two described species, both endemic to New Zealand.

Puermytrans is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is P. chiliensis of Chile.

Pfitzneriana is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are four described species, all found in South America.

Zelotypia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is Z. stacyi, the bentwing ghost moth, which is only found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. This is a very large species with a wingspan of up to 250 mm. The larva feeds and pupates in the trunks and branches of Eucalyptus.

Schausiana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae described by Pierre Viette in 1950. The only described species is Schausiana trojesa, described by William Schaus in 1901, which is endemic to Mexico.

Phialuse is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is P. palmar of Bolivia.

Palaeoses is a genus of moths of the family Palaeosetidae. It consists of only one species, Palaeoses scholastica, which is only known from Queensland.

Neotheoridae, or Amazonian primitive ghost moths, is a primitive family of insects in the lepidopteran order containing a single genus and species, Neotheora chiloides.

genus of moths

Metahepialus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are two described species, all endemic to South Africa.

Neohepialiscus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is N. algeriensis of Algeria and Tunisia.

Blanchardinella is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. It consists of only one species, Blanchardinella venosus, which is found in Chile. The genus was named in honour of Émile Blanchard.

Osrhoes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Palaeosetidae. Its only species, Osrhoes coronta, is only known from Colombia. Both the genus and species were first described by Herbert Druce in 1900.