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Dahira klaudiae JH224 male up edi

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 klaudiae
Name

Dahira klaudiae Brechlin, Melichar & Haxaire, 2006

Type locality: China, Hubei, Daba Shan, Songluohe, near Shennongjia, 31°37'N 110°33'E, 1300 m.

Holotype: SMCR. male ♂. V.2006. legit Viktor 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.

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Pittaway & Kitching: [1]

Dahira klaudiae is a moth of the family Sphingidae which is endemic to China.[2]

The forewing length is 27–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in). It is very similar to Dahira yunnanfuana but distinguishable by the reddish-brown rather than greyish-brown ground colour of the hindwing upperside.
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 klaudiae Brechlin, Melichar & Haxaire, 2006". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.

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