Eupanacra pulchella
Eupanacra pulchella is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.[2]
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| Eupanacra pulchella Male dorsal | |
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| Eupanacra pulchella Male ventral | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eupanacra |
| Species: | E. pulchella |
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| Eupanacra pulchella (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)[1] | |
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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
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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