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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae

Subfamily Macroglossinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Works Cited
Moth - Madoryx pseudothyreus Please Identify - Hyles lineata Hemaris diffinis - Snowberry Clearwing - Hodges#7855 - Hemaris diffinis OK Caterpillar - Eumorpha achemon Snowberry Clearwing Moth mating sequence - Hemaris diffinis Viginia Creeper Sphinx? - Darapsa myron Differences between Hemaris diffinis and H. aethra? - Hemaris diffinis Galium Sphinx, Evening Primrose herbivory - Hyles gallii
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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 Macroglossinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Macroglossinae Harris, 1839
Identification
Macroglossinae from the type genus Macroglossum (Scopoli), Greek meaning "long tongue." (1)
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 10 December, 2005 - 10:52pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 27 July, 2014 - 10:52am

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