Eupanacra cadioui

Eupanacra cadioui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eupanacra
Species: E. cadioui
Binomial name
Eupanacra cadioui
Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993[1]

Eupanacra cadioui is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines.

The length of the forewings is about 28 mm for males and 32 mm for females. It is similar to Eupanacra busiris busiris except for some differences in the patterns on the forewing upperside, which has a pale brown ground colour with various black spots. There are alternating cream, pale brown and dark brown lines found on the upperside of the head, thorax and abdomen. Females are similar to males but somewhat larger and darker

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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