Phassodes
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Phassodes is a moth genus of the family Hepialidae. As of 2018[update], it is monospecific, consisting of the sole species Phassodes vitiensis; this species is very variable. It is found in Fiji and Samoa.[4] The life cycle is unknown but the larva is presumed to feed underground on the roots of plants or decaying matter.[5]
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Phassodes | |
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Six specimens from Viti Levu, Fiji | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Phassodes Bethune-Baker, 1905[1] |
Type species | |
Phassodes odorevalvula Bethune-Baker, 1905[1] | |
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