A new species of the genus Dahira Moore (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from
Sichuan, China
Author:
JIANG ZHUO-HENG,WANG CHENG-BIN
Abstract
A new species of hawkmoth, Dahira sichuanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Macroglossini), is described based on a single male from an evergreen broad-leaf forest in Dafengding Nature Reserve, Leshan, Sichuan, China. The habitus and diagnostic features of the new species are described and illustrated. A list of all Dahira species presently known from China and the distribution map of the new species are also given.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics