Eupanacra metallica

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)
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.

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. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
^ 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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[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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