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Hirsuta Fletcher T. B., 1929

Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Lithocolletinae (subfamily)/  Hirsuta (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym , the accepted name is Phyllonorycter
Authorship:Fletcher T. B., 1929
Citation:Hirsuta
Taxon remarks:Type species: Elachista populifoliella Treitschke, 1833. Schmetterlinge von Europa 9(2): 188. By original designation. By citing "Hirsuta, Bruand 1847 (non-descr.)" together with a type-species, Fletcher unintenionally established Bruand's nomenclaturally unavailable name. A junior subjective synonym of Phyllonorycter Hübner, 1822 (Nye & Fletcher 1991: 150).
Publication:Fletcher T. B. 1929. A list of the generic names used for Microlepidoptera.
Journal:Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture, India, Entomology Series
Volume:11
Issue:1–9
Pagination:110