Biology:Eupanacra pulchella

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupanacra pulchella
Eupanacra pulchella MHNT CUT 2010 0 176 - Mt. Kunupi Netherlands New Guinea male dorsal.jpg
Eupanacra pulchella Male dorsal
Eupanacra pulchella MHNT CUT 2010 0 176 - Mt. Kunupi Netherlands New Guinea male ventral.jpg
Eupanacra pulchella Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eupanacra
Species:
E. pulchella
Binomial name
Eupanacra pulchella
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra pulchella Rothschild & Jordan, 1907

Eupanacra pulchella is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.[2]

It is similar to Eupanacra micholitzi. Adults have a dark forewing upperside with yellow stripes and an orange hindwing upperside with a dark marginal band. There is a conspicuous discal spot on the forewing underside. The hindwing underside has a pale red inner margin.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2981355 entry