Taxonomic Information
Dahira Moore, 1888 species known from India (Irungbam et al., 2026).
Dahira bruno (Bryk, 1944). India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Dahira haxairei Melichar, 2021. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Dahira melichari Haxaire, 2021. India: Arunachal Pradesh (TL: Mayodia, 65 km from Roing).
Dahira niphaphylla (Joicey & Kaye, 1917). India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Dahira obliquifascia (Hampson, 1910). India: Assam, Himalayan region, Meghalaya.
Dahira rubiginosa (Moore, 1888). India: Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan region.
Dahira tridens (Oberthür, 1904). India: Himalayan region.
Dahira yunnanfuana (Clark, 1925). India: Southern Himalaya; Nepal (Haruta, 1992).
Dahira sinyaevorum Brechlin, 2014. India: West of Arunachal Pradesh.
Dahira soniae Haxaire & Melichar, 2021. India: Arunachal Pradesh (TL: Mayodia, 65 km from Roing).
Dahira svetsinjaevae Brechlin, 2006. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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- OD: Ampelophaga obliquifascia Hampson, 1910. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20: 87. Type locality: [India,] Assam [Meghalaya], Khásis [Khasi Hills].
- Haxaire, J., Melichar, T. and Manjunatha, H.B., 2021. A revision of the genus Dahira (Moore, 1888), with the description of three new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India (Lepidoptera Sphingidae Macroglossinae) and a checklist of species. The European Entomologists, 13(3), pp.107-296.
- Irungbam, J.S., Kalawate, A., Ahmad, J., Bhattacharya, K., Joshi, R. and Singh, N., 2026. A catalogue of Bombycoidea of India (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa, 5808(1), pp.1-128. Pg. 48.
- http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1437 [accessed 28 April 2019]
- http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/l_obl.htm [accessed 28 April 2019]
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Dahira obliquifascia (Hampson, 1910) – Black-striped Dahira. In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.2. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/dahira-obliquifascia, accessed 2026/05/18.