Hemaris radians (Taxonomy)
ransferred to Hemaris by Butler, 1875, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond.1875: 239. Erroneously transferred to Haemorrhagia by Zhu & Wang, 1997, Fauna Sinica Insecta 11: 287. Implicitly returned to Hemaris by Danner, Eitschberger & Surholt, 1998, Herbipoliana4 (1): 125.
Upperside of foretibia and foretarsus black; apical third of hindtibia blue-black like upperside of hindtarsus. Forewing discal cell longitudinally divided by a distinct or vestigial scale fold, rarely undivided; inner edge of marginal band unexpanded at M2, even (form mandarina) or dentate (form radians). Essentially similar to Hemaris tityus but:Gnathos more asymmetrical, obliquely rounded apically.Both valves slightly more spatulate. Similar in general structure to Hemaris tityus but antrum funnel-shaped, not square.