Nikara

Nikara is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Frederic Moore in 1882.

Nikara
Nikara castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Noctuinae
Genus:
Nikara

Moore, 1882
Type species
*Nikara castanea
Synonyms
  • Nicara Hampson, 1908 & 1910

Species
  • Nikara castanea Moore, 1882 (from India)[1]
  • Nikara plusiodes de Joannis, 1914 (Yunnan, China)[2]

References
  1. Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.
  2. de Joannis, 1914. Description d'une nouvell espèce de Noctuelle du Yun-nan appartenant au genre Nikara [Lep.] Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
  • Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Nikara Moore 1882". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Nikara Moore, 1882". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 19, 2019.


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