Sphingini

Sphingini

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Sphingini: /ˈsfɪndʒɪnaɪ/

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Images

Elm Sphinx Moth (Ceratomia amyntor) - Guelph, Ontario 01 by Ryan Hodnett. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Ceratomia catalpae 56zz by Photo by David J. Stang. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Ceratomia amyntor BMNHE273956 male un by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
Elm Sphinx Moth (Ceratomia amyntor) by Abigail Staffelbach. Used under a CC0 license.
Ceratomia catalpae by MPF at en.wikipedia. Used under a Public domain license.
Agrius cingulata MHNT CUT 2010 0 208 Itatiaia National Park Brazil male dorsal by Didier Descouens. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Summary

Sphingini is a tribe of moths belonging to the family Sphingidae, described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. The type genus of this tribe is Sphinx, named after the Egyptian Sphinx. The tribe includes several genera such as Amphimoea, Amphonyx, and Manduca, among others.

Tags

  • Sphingini
  • Sphingidae
  • moths
  • Lepidoptera
  • Sphinx