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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) » Smerinthinae

Subfamily Smerinthinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers
Pupation of unidentified caterpillar, pt. 1 - Paonias excaecata Modest Sphinx - Pachysphinx modesta Smerinthus jamaicensis Found June 14 2014 - flew away with a little encouragement - Paonias myops Sphingidae: Paonias excaecata - Paonias excaecata middle instar blinded sphinx - Paonias myops Moth Unfurling Wings 6-18-19 - Paonias astylus Sphinx on Stucco - Smerinthus cerisyi
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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 Smerinthinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Smerinthinae Grote & Robinson, 1865
Explanation of Names
Smerinthinae from the type genus Smerinthus (Latreille), apparently from the Greek "merinthos" (μήρινθος) meaning "cord, rope." (PDF, see pg. 26).
Numbers
All North American genera in this subfamily belong to the tribe Smerinthini. 16 species in 6 genera in North America.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 1 March, 2006 - 2:50am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 27 July, 2014 - 12:00pm

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