Phassus
Sign in to savePhassus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 21 described species distributed from Mexico south to Brazil.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Hepialidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, GMNH, USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Russian Federation
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- Parent taxon
- Hepialidae
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Phassus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 21 described species distributed from Mexico south to Brazil.
==Species== Phassus absyrtus - Brazil Phassus agrionides - Brazil Phassus aurigenus - Costa Rica Phassus basirei - Mexico Phassus championi - Guatemala Phassus costaricensis - Costa Rica Phassus chrysodidyma - Mexico Phassus eldorado - Venezuela Phassus exclamationis - Mexico Phassus guianensis - Guyana Phassus huebneri - Mexico Phassus marcius - Mexico Phassus n-signatus - Guatemala Phassus phalerus - Mexico Phassus pharus - Guatemala Recorded food plants: Malvaceae, grasses including sugar cane Phassus pretiosus - Brazil Phassus rosulentus - Mexico Phassus smithi - Mexico Phassus tesselatus Phassus transversus - Brazil Phassus triangularis - Mexico
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