The Macroglossinae are a subfamily of
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
moths in the order
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...
. The subfamily is divided into three tribes:
Dilophonotini,
Macroglossini and
Philampelini.
References
*, All-Leps Barcode of Life
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Moth subfamilies