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Eupanacra splendens
Eupanacra splendens splendens male dorsal
Eupanacra splendens splendens male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Eupanacra
Species:	E. splendens
Binomial name
Eupanacra splendens (Rothschild, 1894)
Synonyms
Panacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 Panacra splendens salomonis Clark, 1920 Panacra splendens paradoxa Gehlen, 1932

Eupanacra splendens is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia.

Description

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

• Female dorsal
• Female ventral

Biology

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Epipremnum pinnatum.

Subspecies

• 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

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
2. "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
3. "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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