Nikaea (moth)
Genus of moths
| Nikaea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Callimorphina |
| Genus: | Nikaea Moore, 1879 |
Nikaea is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.
Species
The genus consists of two species.
- Nikaea longipennis (Walker, 1855)
- Found in Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian).
- Nikaea matsumurai Kishida, 1983
- Found in Taiwan and Ryukyu in Japan.
References
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Nikaea Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
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