Macroglossinae (moth)

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For the subfamily of megabats, see Macroglossinae (Chiroptera).

Macroglossinae
Hummingbird hawk moth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
(unranked):
Macrolepidoptera
Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
Family:
Sphingidae
Subfamily:
Macroglossinae

Harris, 1839
Type species
Macroglossum stellatarum
Diversity
86 genera,
roughly 733 species

The Macroglossinae are a sub-family of Sphingidae moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily is divided into three tribes: Dilophonotini, Macroglossini and Philampelini.

References

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