Eupanacra busiris | |
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Eupanacra busiris Dorsal | |
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Eupanacra busiris Ventral | |
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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Binomial name | |
Eupanacra busiris | |
Synonyms | |
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Eupanacra busiris, the green rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It 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]
The wingspan is 68–82 mm.
Adults 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.
Eupanacra busiris | |
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Eupanacra busiris Dorsal | |
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Eupanacra busiris Ventral | |
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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Binomial name | |
Eupanacra busiris | |
Synonyms | |
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Eupanacra busiris, the green rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It 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]
The wingspan is 68–82 mm.
Adults 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.