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Subfamily Sphinginae

Manduca sexta Agrius cingulata long moth - Sphinx chersis Moth - Ceratomia undulosa Unknown Moth - Ceratomia undulosa Ceratomia undulosa - Waved Sphinx? - Sphinx chersis Sphinx Caterpillar - Manduca rustica 87.028 - Dolba hyloeus
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Sphinginae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sphinginae Latreille, [1802]
Explanation of Names
Sphinginae from the type genus Sphinx (Linnaeus), for the Egyptian Sphinx.
Numbers
All North American genera in this subfamily belong to the tribe Sphingini. 50 species in 12 genera in North America.
Contributed by Cotinis on 10 December, 2005 - 10:52pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Randy Hardy
Last updated 27 July, 2014 - 11:31am

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