title: Eupanacra splendens
text: # Eupanacra splendens
  
  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. Adults have brown forewings. Each with three white arrow heads at the apex. The hindwings are dark brown, each crossed by a broad orange band.
  
  * Female dorsal
  * Female ventral
  
  ## Biology
  
  Larvae have been recorded feeding on Epipremnum pinnatum. They have eyespots along each side, with those on the first abdominal segment larger than the others. The tail has a horn that ends in an abrupt point.
  
  ## 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)
  