Trichophassus

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Trichophassus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Tricophassus
Le Cerf, 1919
Species

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

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