Published October 16, 2023 | Version v1
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Hepialidae Stephens 1829

  • 1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 2. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium & Australian National Insect Collection, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia

Description

Family Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 (2 species)

(Ghost Moths, Swift moths, Swifts)

Notes

Published as part of Mbata, Keith J. & Prins, Jurate De, 2023, Annotated checklist of moths of Zambia (Insecta: Lepidoptera), pp. 1-503 in Zootaxa 5354 (1) on page 20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5354.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10130434

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Stephens
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hepialidae
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 sec. Mbata & Prins, 2023

References

  • Stephens, J. F. (1829 - 1831) Illustrations of British Entomology or, a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food, and economy, as far as practicable. Insecta Haustellata. 3. Baldwin and Cradock, London, 333 pp., pls. 25 - 32. [https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 30962782]