Biology:Nikaea (moth)
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| 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". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
- Savela, Markku. "Nikaea Moore, 1879". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/nikaea/. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13624939 entry
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