Eupanacra metallica
| Eupanacra metallica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eupanacra |
| Species: | E. metallica |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupanacra metallica (Butler, 1875)[1] | |
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Eupanacra metallica is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from north-western India across Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar to south-western China.[2]
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.
The larvae feed on Arisaema tortuosum in India.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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