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Tribe Macroglossini

Abbott's Sphinx 4th Instar Larva - Sphecodina abbottii big brown caterpillar - Xylophanes tersa Moth? - Xylophanes tersa Unidentified Caterpillar  - Eumorpha pandorus Darapsa versicolor Pandora Sphinx - Hodges#7859 - Eumorpha pandorus Vine Sphinx Caterpillar - Eumorpha vitis Tersa Spynx underside - Xylophanes tersa
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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
Tribe Macroglossini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Macroglossini Harris, 1839
Explanation of Names
Macroglossini 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.