Gazoryctra mathewi

Gazoryctra mathewi, or Matthew's ghost moth, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from western North America, including British Columbia, Washington and California.[2] It has a wingspan of 34 mm.

Gazoryctra mathewi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Gazoryctra
Species:
G. mathewi
Binomial name
Gazoryctra mathewi
Synonyms
  • Epialus mathewi W.H. Edwards, 1874
  • Gazoryctra matthewi

References

  1. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.


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