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The Smerinthinae 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 ...
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Smerinthinae taxonomy

*Tribe Ambulycini *Tribe Smerinthini *Tribe
Sphingulini Sphingulini is a tribe of moths of the family 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 sp ...


References

*, All-Leps Barcode of Life {{Taxonbar, from=Q135618 Moth subfamilies Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote Taxa named by Coleman Townsend Robinson