Gorgopis
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Gorgopis is a genus of moth
s of the family Hepialidae
. There are 28 described species found in southern and eastern Africa
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the family Hepialidae
Hepialidae
The Hepialidae is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.-Taxonomy and systematics:...
. There are 28 described species found in southern and eastern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Species
- G. alticola - TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
- G. annulosa - South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- G. armillata - South Africa
- G. auratilis - South Africa
- G. aurifuscata
- G. butlerii - South Africa
- G. caffra - South Africa
- G. centaurica - South Africa
- G. cochlias - South Africa
- G. crudeni - South Africa
- G. furcata - South Africa
- G. fuscalis - South Africa
- G. grisescens - South Africa
- G. hunti - South Africa
- G. inornata - South Africa
- G. intervallata - South Africa
- G. leucopetala - South Africa
- G. libania - South Africa/AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
- LarvaLarvaA larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
feeds on grassGrassGrasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
es - G. lobata - South Africa
- G. olivaceonotata - South Africa
- G. pallidiflava - South Africa
- G. pholidota - South Africa
- G. ptiloscelis - South Africa
- G. salti - Tanzania
- G. serangota - South Africa
- G. subrimosa - South Africa
- G. tanganyikaensis - Tanzania
- G. zellerii - South Africa