Biology:Eupanacra metallica
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eupanacra |
| Species: | E. metallica
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| Eupanacra metallica (Butler, 1875)[1]
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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.
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Biology
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107033142/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Eupanacra/metallica.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Eupanacra metallica (Butler, 1875) -- Metallic rippled hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/e_met.htm. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q4955055 entry
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