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Phigalia Chambers, 1875

Higher taxa: Elachistidae (family)/  Elachistinae (subfamily)/  Phigalia (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Elachista
Authorship:Chambers, 1875
Citation:Phigalia, gen. nov.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Phigalia albella Chambers, 1875. Canadian Entomologist 7(11): 107. By subsequent designation by Fletcher, 1929. Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture in India (Entomology) 11: 172. A junior homonym of Phigalia Duponchel, 1829 [Geometridae]. The objective replacement name is Aphigalia Dyar, 1903.
Publication:Chambers V. T. 1875b. Tineina from Canada.
Journal:Canadian Entomologist
Volume:7
Issue:11
Pagination:107
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3048126