Eupanacra splendens
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| Eupanacra splendens splendens male dorsal | |
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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. splendens
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| Eupanacra splendens (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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Eupanacra splendens is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution[edit]
It is known from the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia.[2]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have brown forewings. Each with three white arrow heads at the apex. The hindwings are dark brown, each crossed by a broad orange band.
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Female dorsal -
Female ventral
Biology[edit]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Epipremnum pinnatum. They have eyespots along each side, with those on the first abdominal segment larger than the others. The tail has a horn that ends in an abrupt point.[3]
Subspecies[edit]
- Eupanacra splendens splendens (Moluccas (Halmahera, Buru, Ambon, Aru, Kai Islands), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, north-eastern Australia)
- Eupanacra splendens paradoxa (Gehlen, 1932) (Moluccas)
References[edit]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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