Hepialidae

Hepialidae
Gold swift male "calling"
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Suborder:	Glossata
Infraorder:	Exoporia
Superfamily:	Hepialoidea
Family:	Hepialidae Stephens, 1829
Genera
Abantiades Herrich-Schäffer, [1858] Aenetus Herrich-Schäffer, [1858] Afrotheora Nielsen and Scoble, 1986 Ahamus Z.W. Zou & G.R. Zhang, 2010 Andeabatis Nielsen and Robinson, 1983 Antihepialus Janse, 1942 Aoraia Dumbleton, 1966 Aplatissa Viette, 1953 Bipectilus Chus and Wang, 1985 Blanchardinella Nielsen, Robinson & Wagner, 2000 Bordaia Tindale, 1932 Calada Nielsen and Robinson, 1983 Callipielus Butler, 1882 Cibyra Walker, 1856 Cladoxycanus Dumbleton, 1966 Dalaca Walker, 1856 Dalaca auctt., nec Walker, 1856 Dioxycanus Dumbleton, 1966 Druceiella Viette, 1949 Dumbletonius; auctt Elhamma Walker, 1856 Endoclita; Felder, 1874 Eudalaca Viette, 1950 Fraus Walker, 1856 Gazoryctra Hübner, [1820] Gorgopis Hübner, [1820] Heloxycanus Dugdale, 1994 Hepialiscus Hampson, [1893] Hepialus Fabricius, 1775 Jeana Tindale, 1935 Korscheltellus Börner, 1920 Leto Hübner, [1820] Metahepialus Janse, 1942 Napialus Chu and Wang, 1985 Neohepialiscus Viette, 1948 Oncopera Walker, 1856 Oxycanus Walker, 1856 Palpifer Hampson, [1893] Parahepialus Z.W. Zou & D.R. Zhang, 2010 Parahepialiscus Viette, 1950 Parapielus Viette, 1949 Parathitarodes Ueda, 1999 Pfitzneriana Viette, 1952 Pfitzneriella Viette, 1951 Pharmacis Hübner, [1820] Phassodes Bethune-Baker, 1905 Phassus Walker, 1856 Phialuse Viette, 1961 Phymatopus Wallengren, 1869 Phymatopus auctt. nec Wallengren, 1869 Puermytrans Viette, 1951 Roseala Viette, 1950 Schausiana Viette, 1950 Sthenopis auctt. nec Packard, [1865] Thitarodes Viette, 1968 Trichophassus Le Cerf, 1919 Trictena Meyrick, 1890 Triodia Hübner, 1820 Wiseana Viette, 1961 Xhoaphryx Viette, 1953 Zelotypia Scott, 1869 Zenophassus Tindale, 1941 †Oiophassus J. F. Zhang, 1989 †Prohepialus Piton, 1940 †Protohepialus Pierce, 1945
Diversity
62 genera and at least 606 species

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.

The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exoporia. The 60 genera contain at least 587 currently recognised species of these primitive moths worldwide. The genera Fraus (endemic to Australia), Gazoryctra (Holarctic), Afrotheora (Southern African), and Antihepialus (African) are considered to be the most primitive, containing four genera and about 51 species with a mostly relictual southern Gondwanan distribution and are currently separated from the Hepialidae sensu stricto which might form a natural, derived group. The most diverse genera are Oxycanus with 73 species, Endoclita with 60 species, Thitarodes with 51 species and Cibyra with 50 species following a comprehensive catalogue of Exoporia. The relationships of the many genera are not yet well established; see below for an ordered synonymic generic checklist, and the Taxobox for navigation.

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