Zenophassus
Genus of moths
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Zenophassus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is Z. schamyl of Georgia and Abkhazia. The larva of this species feeds on grapevines.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Zenophassus Tindale, 1941 |
| Species: | Z. schamyl |
| Binomial name | |
| Zenophassus schamyl | |
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It was named after Imam Shamil, the leader of a nineteenth century rebellion against the Russian annexation of the Caucasus.
