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Systematics and Evolution of Hepialdiae Publications involving Hepialidae by John Grehan
Druceiella is a genus with four named species found in South and southern Central America. The group is currently being revised by John Grehan and John Rawlins at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. At least four new species are identified and will be incorporated into a revision of the genus. Males of the genus are particularly distinctive in having a unique posterior extension of the terminal tergite on the right side of the abdomen. Also prominent in many male and female specimens are black or dark brown spots.
Cordyceps gracilis Durieu & Montagne Cordyceps sinensis |
Ghost moths (also known as swift moths) are relatively primitive moths found in many parts of the world with the notable exception of Madagascar and Central-West Africa. The adults lack mouthparts, but the larval feeding stage includes wood borers, callus feeders, root borers, and species that feed on leaves of grasses, herbaceous perennials, or moss. Early instars of many (most?) species feed on plant detritus, decaying wood or fungi before entering into an entirely or exclusively phytophagus stage of development. 
