Macroglossinae (moth)

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Macroglossinae
Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight.jpg
Hummingbird hawk moth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Scientific classification e
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.

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