Sphinginae
| Sphinginae | |
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| The death's-head hawkmoth Acherontia lachesis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| (unranked): | Macrolepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Tribes | |
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Acherontiini | |
| Diversity | |
| About 40 genera, over 200 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Sphinginae are a subfamily of the hawkmoths (Sphingidae), moths of the order Lepidoptera. Notable taxa include the Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth, Agrius cingulata, being a very common and recognizable species, the death's-head hawkmoths (Acherontia spp.) of Silence of the Lambs fame, and Xanthopan morgani with its enormous proboscis.
Systematics
- Tribe Acherontiini
- Tribe Sphingini
References
- Sphingidae of the World Checklist, All-Leps Barcode of Life
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