Sphingulini is a tribe of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but ...
. The tribe was described by
Walter Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was presen ...
and
Karl Jordan in 1903.
Taxonomy
*Genus ''
Coenotes''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
*Genus ''
Dolbina''
Staudinger, 1877
*Genus ''
Hopliocnema''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
*Genus ''
Kentrochrysalis''
Staudinger, 1887
*Genus ''
Monarda
''Monarda'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.Harley, R. M., et al. 2004. "Labiatae". pp 167-275 In: Kubitzki, K. (editor) and J. W. Kadereit (volume editor). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' volume VII. ...
''
Druce, 1896
*Genus ''
Pentateucha''
Swinhoe, 1908
*Genus ''
Sphingulus''
Staudinger, 1887
*Genus ''
Synoecha''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
*Genus ''
Tetrachroa''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Dolbina inexacta MHNT CUT 2010 0 267 Chiang Mai Thailand male.jpg, '' Dolbina''
Sphingulus mus MHNT CUT 2010 0 317 Ussuri, Gornotajosnoje, Russia, male.jpg, '' Sphingulus''
Tetrachroa edwardsi MHNT CUT 2010 0 44 Australia male.jpg, '' Tetrachroa''
References
Smerinthinae
Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
Taxa named by Karl Jordan
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