Eupanacra regularis
Encyclopedia
Eupanacra regularis is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from India
and south-east Asia, including Myanmar
, Thailand
, Malaysia (Peninsular) and Indonesia
(Sumatra, Borneo, Java).
It is similar to Eupanacra automedon
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and south-east Asia, including Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Malaysia (Peninsular) and Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
(Sumatra, Borneo, Java).
It is similar to Eupanacra automedon
Eupanacra automedon
Eupanacra automedon is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from north-eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Nias, Java and Borneo....
.
Subspecies
- Eupanacra regularis regularis
- Eupanacra regularis continentalis (Gehlen, 1930) (India)