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 | |
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Trichophassus giganteus | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Trichophassus Le Cerf, 1919 |
Species: | T. giganteus |
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Trichophassus giganteus (Herrich-Schaffer, [1853])[1] | |
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