Sphinginae
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| Sphinginae | |
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| The death's-head hawkmoth Acherontia lachesis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| (unranked): | Macrolepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Tribes | |
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Acherontiini |
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| Diversity | |
| About 40 genera, over 200 species |
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| Synonyms | |
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Manducinae Tutt, 1902 |
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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 easily spotted species, the death's-head hawkmoths (Acherontia spp.) of Silence of the Lambs fame, and Xanthopan morgani with its huge proboscis.
