Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Phycidimorpha Hampson, 1893 . Illust. typical spec. lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 9 : 22 [list], 103.    [BHL]

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
NOCTUOIDEA : NOCTUIDAE : CALPINAE

Type-species:
Phycidimorpha rosea Hampson, 1893. Illust. typical spec. lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 9: 22 (list), 104, pl.163, fig.22.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by monotypy .

Type specimens:
Syntypes - male CEYLON: Matale; Nawala-pittia, (BMNH, London)..

Notes:
Nye (1975) stated:-

P. rosea is a junior subjective synonym of Rhangena roseipennis Moore, [1886].

See also: Rhangena Moore, [1886].

Poole (1989) included PHYCIDIMORPHA Hampson, 1893 as a junior synonym of RHANGENA Moore, 1886.

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