Dahira jitkae

Dahira jitkae
Dahira jitkae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Dahira
Species: D. jitkae
Binomial name
Dahira jitkae
Haxaire & Melichar, 2007[1]

Dahira jitkae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sichuan in China, where it occurs at around 1,300 meters altitude.[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm. It is very similar to Dahira niphaphylla, but with markedly different male genitalia.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Dahira/rebeccae.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
  2. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/d_jit.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
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