The wingspan is 50–60 mm. Head, thorax, and first two abdominal segments are rufus coloured. Third and fourth abdominal segments are with latrea; yellow bands and paired black dorsal spots. There is a black dorsal spot on the terminal segment. Ventral side is reddish. Forewings are greyish brown. Antemedial band is wide and recurved along the inner margin. Two curved postmedial diffused bands which are dark with reddish brown can be seen on their inner sides. Subapical markings are indistinct. Hindwings and ventral side is similar to Macroglossum sitiene.[2]
Male dorsal
Male ventral
There are two main colour forms in larva. In the green form, the head is yellowish green with the basal segment of the antenna greenish. Other segments are red. Eyes brownish. In the dark-coloured form, the head is pale brown. Body dark smoky olive green or olive brown, dotted with white. A bluish-black dorsal stripe is present. Horn reddish in both forms. Pupa is pinkish bone colour, but head, thorax and wing-case tinged with green.[3]
Ecologyedit
There are several generations per year in Hong Kong, with adults on wing in April and from June to December.[4]
The larvae feed on Psychotria rubra in Hong Kong and Psychotria dalzellii in India. Other recorded food plants include Morinda species. There are green, reddish brown and black forms of the fully grown larva. Early instars are blood red with honey yellow at the anterior and posterior, the red fading and the body becoming greener with growth.[5]
^Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Macroglossum divergens heliophila Boisduval, [1875] -- Broad-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
^Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 February 2016). "Macroglossum heliophila (Boisduval, [1875])". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
^"Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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macroglossum, divergens, broad, bordered, hummingbird, hawkmoth, moth, family, sphingidae, described, jean, baptiste, boisduval, 1875, found, from, north, eastern, sikkim, india, across, southern, china, cheju, island, south, korea, southern, japan, taiwan, ph. Macroglossum divergens the broad bordered hummingbird hawkmoth is a moth of the family Sphingidae It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875 It is found from north eastern Sikkim India across southern China to Cheju Island South Korea southern Japan Taiwan and the Philippines and then south through Vietnam Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia to New Guinea and neighbouring islands It may be in Sri Lanka Broad bordered hummingbird hawkmothScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SphingidaeGenus MacroglossumSpecies M divergensBinomial nameMacroglossum divergensWalker 1856 1 SynonymsMacroglossa fringilla Boisduval 1875 Macroglossa kanita Swinhoe 1892 Macroglossa loochooana Rothschild 1894 Macroglossum heliophila divergens 1 Walker 1856 Contents 1 Description 2 Ecology 3 Subspecies 4 ReferencesDescription editThe wingspan is 50 60 mm Head thorax and first two abdominal segments are rufus coloured Third and fourth abdominal segments are with latrea yellow bands and paired black dorsal spots There is a black dorsal spot on the terminal segment Ventral side is reddish Forewings are greyish brown Antemedial band is wide and recurved along the inner margin Two curved postmedial diffused bands which are dark with reddish brown can be seen on their inner sides Subapical markings are indistinct Hindwings and ventral side is similar to Macroglossum sitiene 2 nbsp Male dorsal nbsp Male ventralThere are two main colour forms in larva In the green form the head is yellowish green with the basal segment of the antenna greenish Other segments are red Eyes brownish In the dark coloured form the head is pale brown Body dark smoky olive green or olive brown dotted with white A bluish black dorsal stripe is present Horn reddish in both forms Pupa is pinkish bone colour but head thorax and wing case tinged with green 3 Ecology editThere are several generations per year in Hong Kong with adults on wing in April and from June to December 4 The larvae feed on Psychotria rubra in Hong Kong and Psychotria dalzellii in India Other recorded food plants include Morinda species There are green reddish brown and black forms of the fully grown larva Early instars are blood red with honey yellow at the anterior and posterior the red fading and the body becoming greener with growth 5 Subspecies editMacroglossum divergens divergens Macroglossum divergens heliophila Walker 1856 Sri Lanka References edit a b Macroglossum divergens Walker 1856 sphingidae myspecies info Retrieved 30 January 2022 Hampson G F 1892 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume I Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library Pittaway A R Kitching I J Macroglossum divergens heliophila Boisduval 1875 Broad bordered hummingbird hawkmoth Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Retrieved December 15 2018 Herbison Evans Don amp Crossley Stella 10 February 2016 Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval 1875 Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths Retrieved 18 November 2018 Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval The Moths of Borneo Retrieved 18 November 2018 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macroglossum heliophila nbsp This Macroglossum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Macroglossum divergens amp oldid 1068833603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
