Eupanacra metallica
# Eupanacra metallica

Eupanacra metallica is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.

## Distribution

It is found from north-western India across Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar to south-western China.

## Description

The wingspan is 60–73 mm. It is similar to Eupanacra sinuata, but the upperside ground colour is more orange and the lines on the forewing upperside have a different trajectory. Furthermore, the forewing underside is less brown and the basal area is paler. There is a broad, buff band on the hindwing upperside, while the hindwing underside is largely buff with hints of brown.

* Female, dorsal view
* Female, ventral view

## Biology

The larvae feed on Arisaema tortuosum in India.

