Dahira nili

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
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].

Dahira nili is a moth of the family Sphingidae which is endemic to China.[2]
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 nili Brechlin, 2006". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.