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