Sphingulini is a tribe of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly 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 species ar ...
. The tribe was described by
Walter Rothschild 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''
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
Moth tribes
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