Eupanacra busiris

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Eupanacra busiris
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Eupanacra busiris Dorsal
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Eupanacra busiris Ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eupanacra
Species:
E. busiris
Binomial name
Eupanacra busiris
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra busirisWalker, 1856
  • Panacra busiris atimaRothschild & Jordan, 1915
  • Panacra busiris marinaRothschild & Jordan, 1915

Eupanacra busiris, the green rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), Nepal, north-eastern India, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Probably also in Sri Lanka. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 68–82 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing from late March to late August in Hong Kong. They fly at dusk and are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta .

The larvae have been recorded on Lasia species and Pothos scandens in India.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Eupanacra sp. from Sri Jayawardhana Pura". iNaturalist. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Eupanacra busiris busiris (Walker, 1856) -- Green rippled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.


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