Biology:Macroglossinae (Lepidoptera)
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Short description: Subfamily of moths
| Macroglossinae | |
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| Hummingbird hawk moth Macroglossum stellatarum | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
- Sphingidae of the World Checklist, All-Leps Barcode of Life
Wikidata ☰ Q134858 entry
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