Eupanacra metallica
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Male, dorsal view | |
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Male, ventral view | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Eupanacra |
Species: | E. metallica |
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Eupanacra metallica is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from north-western India across Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar to south-western China.[2]
Description
[edit]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.
- Female, dorsal view
- Female, ventral view
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Arisaema tortuosum in India.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Eupanacra metallica (Butler, 1875) -- Metallic rippled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.