Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea
Family
Noctuidae
Subfamily
Stiriinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Genus
Nikara Moore, 1882
Type Species
Nikara castanea Moore, 1882
= Nicara Hampson, 1910: 180 (An unjustified emendation of Nikara Moore, 1882)
= Chrysonicara Draudt, in Seitz, 1937: 262 (TS: Chrysoptera aureus Bang-Haas, 1927)
= Nicara Hampson, 1908: 18 (An incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species/Subspecies
Nikara castanea Moore, 1882
Type Locality
Darjiling [Darjeeling] (West Bengal, India)
Distribution
States/Union Territories
Sikkim, West Bengal
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Indian Himalaya