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Phassodes
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Phassodes

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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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Phassodes vitiensis

speciesPhassodes vitiensis

Phassodes samoa

speciesPhassodes samoa

Phassodes walteri

speciesPhassodes walteri

Phassodes tutuila

speciesPhassodes tutuila

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1007908.