Smerinthini

Smerinthini

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Smerinthini: //smɛˈrɪnθɪnaɪ//

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Images

Pachysphinx modesta MHNT CUT 2010 0 119 Marathon Co Wisconsin femal dorsal by Didier Descouens. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Pachysphinx occidentalis larva by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Used under a CC BY 3.0 us license.
Pachysphinx modesta 3zz by Photo by David J. Stang. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Pachysphinx modesta MHNT CUT 2010 0 119 Marathon Co Wisconsin femal ventral by Didier Descouens. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Pachysphinx occidentalis BMNHE813703 male un by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
Amorpha juglandis P1390927a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Summary

Smerinthini is a tribe of moths belonging to the family Sphingidae, established by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Herbert C. Robinson in 1865. The name is derived from the Greek term 'merinthos,' meaning 'cord or rope.'

Tags

  • moths
  • Sphingidae
  • Smerinthini
  • Lepidoptera
  • Smerinthus