Biology:Dahira jitkae

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Short description: Species of moth

Dahira jitkae
Dahira jitkae holotype (China, Sichuan) (J. Haxaire) male upperside.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Sphingidae. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q5208822 entry