Macroglossinae (Lepidoptera)
Macroglossinae | |
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Hummingbird hawk moth Macroglossum stellatarum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Subfamily: | Macroglossinae Harris, 1839 |
Type species | |
Macroglossum stellatarum | |
Diversity | |
86 genera, roughly 733 species |
The Macroglossinae are a subfamily of Sphingidae moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily is divided into three tribes: Dilophonotini, Macroglossini and Philampelini.
References[]
- Sphingidae of the World Checklist, All-Leps Barcode of Life
Categories:
- Moth stubs
- Macroglossinae (Lepidoptera)