''Eupanacra micholitzi'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

. It is known from

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

. It is similar to ''

Eupanacra pulchella ''Eupanacra'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *''Eupanacra angulata'' (Benjamin Preston Clark, Clark, 1923) *''Eupanacra automedon'' (Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1856) *''Eupanacra busiris'' (Francis Walker (ent ...

'', except for some differences on the lines on the forewing upperside. The hindwing underside inner margin is pale orange. The underside of the thorax and abdomen is white and the abdomen has a broad, brown median line.

References

Eupanacra Moths described in 1893 Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan Moths of Oceania {{Macroglossini-stub