Macroglossinae (Lepidoptera)
| Macroglossinae | |
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Hummingbird hawk moth Macroglossum stellatarum |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| (unranked): | Macrolepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: |
Macroglossinae Harris, 1839 |
| Type species | |
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Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Diversity | |
| 86 genera, roughly 733 species |
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The Macroglossinae are a sub-family of Sphingidae moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily is divided into three tribes: Dilophonotini, Macroglossini and Philampelini.
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