Eupanacra pulchella is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.[2]
Eupanacra pulchella | |
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Eupanacra pulchella Male dorsal | |
Eupanacra pulchella Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Eupanacra |
Species: | E. pulchella
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Binomial name | |
Eupanacra pulchella | |
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It is similar to Eupanacra micholitzi. Adults have a dark forewing upperside with yellow stripes and an orange hindwing upperside with a dark marginal band. There is a conspicuous discal spot on the forewing underside. The hindwing underside has a pale red inner margin.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-20.