Eupanacra busiris

Eupanacra busiris
	Eupanacra busiris Dorsal
	Eupanacra busiris Ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Eupanacra
Species:	E. busiris
Binomial name
	Eupanacra busiris; (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
	Panacra busiris Walker, 1856; Panacra busiris atima Rothschild & Jordan, 1915; Panacra busiris marina Rothschild & Jordan, 1915;

Eupanacra busiris, the green rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

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]

Description

The wingspan is 68–82 mm. Adults of ssp. busiris have a vivid green colour on the upperside of the head and thorax and a characteristic green area on the forewing comprising a broad costal band with a lobe extending towards the hind margin. In the other subspecies the colouration is duller. The distal margin of the forewing is deeply sinuate. The hindwing is narrow and the costal margin is clearly dilated near the base. The upperside of the head and thorax is green. The forewing upperside has a green space between the antemedian and postmedian lines, contrasting with the rest of the wing.

Biology

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.

Subspecies

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

"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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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

[2] "Eupanacra sp. from Sri Jayawardhana Pura". iNaturalist. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[3] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Eupanacra busiris busiris (Walker, 1856) -- Green rippled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.