Phassodes

Phassodes
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
Type species
Phassodes odorevalvula
Bethune-Baker, 1905
Species
Synonyms

Species:

  • Leto vitiensis Rothschild, 1895
  • Phassodes bimorpha Bethune-Baker, 1905
  • Phassodes guthrei Bethune-Baker, 1905
  • Phassodes nausori Bethune-Baker, 1905
  • Phassodes odorevalvula Bethune-Baker, 1905
  • Phassodes rewaensis Bethune-Baker, 1905
  • Phassodes vitensis Bethune-Baker, 1905

Phassodes is a moth genus of the family Hepialidae. As of 2018, it is monospecific, consisting of the sole species Phassodes vitiensis; this species is very variable. It is found in Fiji and Samoa. The life cycle is unknown but the larva is presumed to feed underground on the roots of plants or decaying matter.

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