Eupanacra variolosa (Taxonomy)
Erroneously synonymized with Panacra orpheus by Distant, 1899, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 3: 180. Reinstated as a species by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool.9 (suppl.): 534 (key), 539. Transferred to Eupanacra by Cadiou & Holloway, 1989, Lambillionea89: 139. Erroneously returned to Panacra by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.19. Returned to Eupanacra by Kitching & Spitzer, 1995, Tinea14: 186. Implicitly transferred to Panacra by Zhu & Wang, 1997, Fauna Sinica Insecta 11: 335 (key), 340. Implicitly transferred back to Eupanacra by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 46.
Similar in general appearance to Eupanacra busiris atima but forewing outer margin evenly curved, not angulate on M2. Forewing upperside very similar to Eupanacra busiris atima but most distal of antemedian lines almost reaching the discal spot before recurving strongly basad towards the costa. Hindwing upperside with pale median band short and narrow. Uncus similar to Eupanacra regularis regularis. Gnathos similar Eupanacra regularis regularis but more pointed. Valve with more than 8 stridulatory scales. Harpe similar to Eupanacra automedon but more spatulate. Aedeagus most similar to Eupanacra sinuata, apical process with left lobe broader than in Eupanacra regularis regularis, obliquely rounded proximally; right lobe intermediate between Eupanacra regularis regularis and Eupanacra automedon.