Eupanacra busiris is a moth

Moth

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 of the Sphingidae

Sphingidae

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 family. It is known from Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia

Indonesia

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 (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), Nepal

Nepal

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, north-eastern India

India

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, the Andaman Islands

Andaman Islands

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, Myanmar

Myanmar

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, Thailand

Thailand

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, southern China

China

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, Vietnam

Vietnam

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 and the Philippines

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 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.

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

Duranta erecta

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The larvae have been recorded on Lasia

Lasia

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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)
• 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)