Macroglossini

Macroglossini

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Macroglossini: //ˌmækroʊˈɡlɒsɪnaɪ//

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Images

Cautethia grotei bahamensis, male, underside. Bahamas, New Providence by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
Cautethia grotei bahamensis, male, upperside. Bahamas, New Providence by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
Cautethia spuria JH178 female un edi by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
Cautethia spuria MHNT Cut 2010 0 6 dorsal by Didier Descouens. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Cautethia grotei bahamensis holotype, male, upperside. Bahamas by Sphingidae Museum, Pribram. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
Amphion floridensis MHNT CUT 2010 0 11 Cherry Point Havelock, North Carolina male dorsal by Didier Descouens. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Summary

Macroglossini is a tribe of moths within the family Sphingidae, described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. The tribe is named after its type genus, Macroglossum, which translates from Greek to 'long tongue.'

Tags

  • Macroglossini
  • Sphingidae
  • Lepidoptera
  • Moths
  • Insects