Eupanacra splendens is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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| Eupanacra splendens splendens male dorsal | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eupanacra |
| Species: | E. splendens
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| Eupanacra splendens (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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Distribution edit
It is known from the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia.[2]
Description edit
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have brown forewings. Each with three white arrow heads at the apex. The hindwings are dark brown, each crossed by a broad orange band.
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Female ventral
Biology edit
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Epipremnum pinnatum. They have eyespots along each side, with those on the first abdominal segment larger than the others. The tail has a horn that ends in an abrupt point.[3]
Subspecies edit
- Eupanacra splendens splendens (Moluccas (Halmahera, Buru, Ambon, Aru, Kai Islands), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, north-eastern Australia)
- Eupanacra splendens paradoxa (Gehlen, 1932) (Moluccas)
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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