| Higher taxa: | Geometridae (family)/ Larentiinae (subfamily)/ Xanthorhoini (tribe)/ Nyctosia (genus)/ |
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Orthonama |
| Authorship: | Edelsten, 1939 |
| Citation: | Nyctosia |
| Taxon remarks: | An incorrect subsequent spelling of Nycterosea Hulst, 1896. |
| Publication: | Edelsten H. M. 1939. In: South R., The moths of the British Isles. New edition 1939. |
| Journal: | — |
| Volume: | 2 |
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| Pagination: | 258 |