Dahira nili

Dahira nili

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Macroglossina
Genus: Dahira
Species: Dahira nili

Name

Dahira nili Brechlin, 2006

Type locality: China, Guangxi, Dayao Shan, Jinxiu, 100km SE Liuzhou, 24°06'N, 110°10'E [sic, recte 24°6' N, 110°10' E], 1200 m.

Holotype: MWM. male ♂. 15.–30.III.2005. legit Sinjaev. Sinjaev.

References

Primary references

• Brechlin, R. & Melichar, T. 2006a. Six new hawkmoth species from China (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo (n.f.) 27(4): 205–213. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Photos

• Pittaway & Kitching: [1].