''Phalga'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Euteliidae
Euteliidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species ...
. The genus was erected by Moore in 1881.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.
It is based on card indices and scanned journals, nomenclatural catalogues and the '' Zoologi ...
considers this name to be a synonym of ''
Eutelia
''Eutelia'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae erected by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796†...
''.
Species
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Phalga clarirena
''Phalga'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Moore in 1881.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index considers this name to be a synonym of ''Eutelia''.
Species
*'' Phalga clarirena'' (Sugi, 1982) Japan
*''Phalga ...
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(Sugi, 1982) Japan
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Phalga sinuosa
''Phalga'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Moore in 1881.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index considers this name to be a synonym of ''Eutelia
''Eutelia'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae e ...
''
Moore, 1881 north-eastern Himalayas, Thailand, Sundaland, Sulawesi
References
Euteliinae
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