Biology:Eupanacra metallica

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupanacra metallica
Eupanacra metallica MHNT CUT 2010 0 127 Chiang Mai male dorsal.jpg
Male, dorsal view
Eupanacra metallica MHNT CUT 2010 0 127 Chiang Mai male ventral.jpg
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification edit
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 metallica Butler, 1875
  • Panacra metallica anfracta Gehlen, 1930
  • Panacra sinuata birmanica Bryk, 1944

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

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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4955055 entry