Eupanacra metallica

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

Eupanacra metallica
Male, dorsal view, MHNT Laurent Schwartz collection
Male, ventral view, MHNT Laurent Schwartz collection
Scientific classification
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

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
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Eupanacra metallica (Butler, 1875) -- Metallic rippled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.


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