''Phassus'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Hepialidae The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths. Taxonomy and systematics The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exopo ...

. There are 21 described species distributed from

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

south to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Species

*'' Phassus absyrtus'' - Brazil *'' Phassus agrionides'' - Brazil *'' Phassus aurigenus'' -

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

*'' Phassus basirei'' - Mexico *'' Phassus championi'' -

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

*'' Phassus costaricensis'' - Costa Rica *'' Phassus chrysodidyma'' - Mexico *''

Phassus eldorado ''Phassus eldorado'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of ...

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Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

*'' Phassus exclamationis'' - Mexico *''

Phassus guianensis ''Phassus guianensis'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which m ...

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Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

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Phassus huebneri ''Phassus huebneri'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Mexico and Costa Rica. References

Moths described in 1838 Hepialidae {{Hepialidae-stub ...

'' - Mexico *''

Phassus marcius ''Phassus marcius'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1892. It is known from Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...

'' - Mexico *''

Phassus n-signatus ''Phassus n-signatus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the n ...

'' - Guatemala *''

Phassus phalerus ''Phassus phalerus'' is a moth of the animal family Hepialidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is known from Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of Nort ...

'' - Mexico *''

Phassus pharus ''Phassus pharus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is known from Guatemala. Food plants for this species include ''Malvaceae'' and grasses such as sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a speci ...

'' - Guatemala :*Recorded food plants:

Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...

grasses Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

including

sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks t ...

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Phassus pretiosus ''Phassus pretiosus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At an ...

'' - Brazil *''

Phassus rosulentus ''Phassus rosulentus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the ...

'' - Mexico *''

Phassus smithi ''Phassus smithi'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1889. It is known from Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America ...

'' - Mexico *''

Phassus tesselatus ''Phassus tesselatus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths. Taxonomy and systematics The Hepialidae con ...

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Phassus transversus ''Phassus transversus'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At ...

'' - Brazil *'' Phassus triangularis'' - Mexico

External links

Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Hepialidae-stub