Eupanacra sinuata, Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 181

16. Eupanacra sinuata ( Rothschild and Jordan, 1903) - Sinuous Rippled Hawkmoth ( Figure 2 : P)

1903. Panacra sinuata Rothschild and Jordan, Novit. zool., 9 (suppl.): 539.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 1 (25.1264ºN 94.4357ºE), 1930 m asl, 24.vii.2019 - 2♂ , IJ1182, IJ1652; Site 2 (25.1235ºN

94.4407ºE), 2036 m asl, 13.ix.2019 - 1♂, IJ2297, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 66 mm. Forewing length: 32 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh ( Sanyal et al., 2018); Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim ( Chandra et al., 2014); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Uttarakhand ( Smetacek, 1994, 2008; Sanyal et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); China ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020); northern Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995).

Larval hostplants: Unknown in India.

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

Figures

Figure 2. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Craspedortha porphyria porphyria (Butler, 1876); B. Marumba irata Joicy and Kaye, 1917; C. Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881); D. Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894; E. Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856); F. Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875; G. A. ochracea Butler, 1885; H. A. sericeipennis sericeipennis Butler, 1875; I. A. maculifera Walker, 1866 (female); J. Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); K. Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1856); L. Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758); M. Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798); N. A. styx styx (Westwood, 1847); O. Daphnis hypothous crameri Eitschberger and Melichar, 2010; P. Eupanacra sinuata (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); Q. Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895); R. Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903.