Tinthiini

Le Cerf, 1917

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Tinthiini is a tribe of clearwing moths within the Sesiidae, Tinthiinae. Members of this tribe are characterized by their -mimicking appearance, with reduced wing scaling that creates transparent or semi-transparent wings. The tribe was established by Le Cerf in 1917 and contains multiple distributed across various regions. These are generally and exhibit of hymenopterans as a defense strategy.

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How to pronounce Tinthiini: /tɪnˈθiː.aɪ.ˌnaɪ/

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