- Nikaea (moth)
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Nikaea Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Tribe: Arctiini Subtribe: Callimorphina Genus: Nikaea
Moore, 1879Species: N. longipennis Binomial name Nikaea longipennis
F. Walker, 1855Synonyms - Hypercompa longipennis
Nikaea is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae. It consists of two species, Nikaea longipennis (F. Walker, 1855), which can be found in Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian), and Nikaea matsumurai Kishida, 1983 from Taiwan and Ryukyu in Japan.
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