Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Nikaea (moth)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Scientific name
  
Nikaea longipennis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Rank
  
Genus

Nikaea is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family.

Species

The consists of two species.

  • Nikaea longipennis (F. 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

    Nikaea (moth) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA