Eupanacra metallica

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Eupanacra metallica
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Male, dorsal view
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Male, ventral view
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eupanacra
Species:
E. metallica
Binomial name
Eupanacra metallica
(Butler, 1875) [1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra metallicaButler, 1875
  • Panacra metallica anfractaGehlen, 1930
  • Panacra sinuata birmanicaBryk, 1944

Eupanacra metallica is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.

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Distribution

It is found from north-western India across Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar to south-western China. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 60–73 mm. It is similar to Eupanacra sinuata , but the upperside ground colour is more orange and the lines on the forewing upperside have a different trajectory. Furthermore, the forewing underside is less brown and the basal area is paler. There is a broad, buff band on the hindwing upperside, while the hindwing underside is largely buff with hints of brown.

Biology

The larvae feed on Arisaema tortuosum in India.

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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. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Eupanacra metallica (Butler, 1875) -- Metallic rippled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.


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