Dahira viksinjaevi
Dahira viksinjaevi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Dahira |
Species: | D. viksinjaevi |
Binomial name | |
Dahira viksinjaevi Brechlin, 2006[1] | |
Dahira viksinjaevi is a moth of the family Sphingidae which is known from China.[2]
It is distinguishable from all other Dahira species by the almost uniformly black upperside, only the forewing upperside has bluish-grey markings running in a diffuse curved subapical line. The underside of the thorax and abdomen is red-brown. The abdominal sternites have dark brown distal margins. The forewing underside is red-brown, although the basal area and marginal band are dark brown. The hindwing underside is red-brown and the tornus and inner margin are dark brown.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
External links
Data related to Dahira viksinjaevi at Wikispecies
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