Eupanacra busiris, the green rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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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. busiris
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Distribution
editIt is known from Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), Nepal, north-eastern India, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Probably also in Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
editThe wingspan is 68–82 mm.
Biology
editAdults are on wing from late March to late August in Hong Kong. They fly at dusk and are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta.
The larvae have been recorded on Lasia species and Pothos scandens in India.
Subspecies
edit- Eupanacra busiris busiris (Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan), Nepal, north-eastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China and Vietnam)[3]
- Eupanacra busiris atima (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915) (India)
- Eupanacra busiris marina (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915) (Andaman Islands)
- Eupanacra busiris myosotis Cadiou & Holloway, 1989 (Sulawesi)
- Eupanacra busiris schuetzi Hogenes & Treadaway, 1996 (the Philippines)
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Eupanacra sp. from Sri Jayawardhana Pura". iNaturalist. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Eupanacra busiris busiris (Walker, 1856) -- Green rippled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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