Dahira rubiginosa

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Dahira rubiginosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Dahira
Species:
D. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Dahira rubiginosa
Moore, 1888 [1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx rubescensButler, 1889
  • Theretra fukienensisMeng, 1986

Dahira rubiginosa, the rosy dahira, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from north-western India across Nepal and southern China to northern Taiwan and southern Japan. [2]

The wingspan is 75–86 mm. The forewing upperside is almost uniformly brown with a small dark discal spot. The hindwing upperside is almost uniform orange with a narrow dark brown fringe and blackish-grey basal and tornal area. Adults rests with their body parallel to the surface, the wings held slightly below the horizontal. When disturbed the moth presses its head against the surface and raises the body at an angle to it.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ilex rotunda in Japan.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Dahira rubiginosa Moore, 1888 -- Rosy dahira". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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