Eupanacra variolosa, the grown rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Eupanacra variolosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Eupanacra |
Species: | E. variolosa
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Binomial name | |
Eupanacra variolosa | |
Synonyms | |
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Distribution
editIt is known from north-eastern India, Bangladesh, south-western China, Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).[2]
Description
editThe wingspan is 56–80 mm.
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Male dorsal
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Male ventral
Biology
editThe larvae feed on satin pothos and golden pothos in Thailand.
References
edit- ^ "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 variolosa (Walker, 1856) -- Grown rippled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.