Phytonia Sodoffsky, 1837
| FAMILY | Geometridae |
| SUBFAMILY | Ennominae |
| AUTHOR | Sodoffsky, 1837 |
| STATUS | Synonym of genus |
| SYNONYM | Eurranthis |
| PUBLICATION | Sodoffsky W. 1837. Etymologische Untersuchungen ueber die Gattungsnamen der Schmetterlinge. - Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 10(6):76–97. |
| PAGINATION |
90
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| COMMENTS | Type species: Phalaena plummistaria Villers, 1789. Caroli Linnaei Entomologica 2: 326. By subsequent designation by Duponchel , 1829. Hisoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France 7(2): 107. An unnecessary objective replacement name for Fidonia Treitschke, 1825. Included by Parsons et al. (1999: 379) as a junior synonym of Eurranthis Hübner, 1823. |
