Trichophassus

Trichophassus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is Trichophassus giganteus which is endemic to Brazil. The larva of this species has been recorded feeding on Adenocalymma, Eucalyptus, Ipomoea and Solanum.

Trichophassus giganteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hepialidae
Genus:
Trichophassus

Le Cerf, 1919
Species:
T. giganteus
Binomial name
Trichophassus giganteus
(Herrich-Schaffer, [1853])[1]
Synonyms
  • Epiolus giganteus Herrich-Schaffer, [1853]
  • Phassus hayeki Foetterle, 1903

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.


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