Nikaea (moth)
Appearance
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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
[edit]The genus consists of two species.
- Nikaea longipennis (Walker, 1855)
- Nikaea matsumurai Kishida, 1983
References
[edit]- 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.