Psychophasma

Translingual

From psycho- (“mind”) +‎ Latin phasma n (“phantom”), literally “mental phantom”.

Psychophasma f

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain beige moths found throughout Central America and the upper half of South America.

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Erebidae – family; Arctiinae - subfamily; Arctiini - tribe; Phaegopterina - subtribe