Smerinthinae

subfamily of insects

The Smerinthinae is a subfamily of moth. It is in the family of Sphingidae. It is in the order of Lepidoptera. It has three tribes, Ambulycini, Smerinthini and Sphingulini.

Smerinthinae
Laothoe populi, species type
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Smerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
Type species
Laothoe populi
Diversity
77 genera,
roughly 329 species

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