Dahira viksinjaevi
Dahira viksinjaevi is a moth of the family Sphingidae which is known from China.[2]
| Dahira viksinjaevi | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Dahira |
| Species: | D. viksinjaevi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dahira viksinjaevi Brechlin, 2006[1] | |
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, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Dahira viksinjaevi Brechlin, 2006". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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