Nikaea longipennis

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Nikaea longipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nikaea
Species:
N. longipennis
Binomial name
Nikaea longipennis
(Walker, 1855) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hypercompa longipennisWalker, 1855

Nikaea longipennis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam and China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian). The species was described by Francis Walker in 1855.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Nikaea longipennis (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 10, 2018.