Macroglossinae (moth)
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
| Macroglossinae | |
|---|---|
_in_flight.jpg) | |
| Hummingbird hawk moth Macroglossum stellatarum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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[edit]
- Sphingidae of the World Checklist, All-Leps Barcode of Life