Nipponasura is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Nipponasura sanguinea, is found in Japan. Both the genus and species were first described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1965.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Lithosiini |
| Genus: | Nipponasura Inoue, 1965 |
| Species: | N. sanguinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Nipponasura sanguinea Inoue, 1965
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nipponasura sanguinea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ ニワカガマニア; 川上洋一 & 神保宇嗣. "マエベニコケガ Nipponasura sanguinea Inoue, 1965". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
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