Sphinginae
Subfamily of moths
The Sphinginae are a subfamily of the hawkmoths (Sphingidae), moths of the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Notable taxa include the pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata), being a very common and recognizable species, the death's-head hawkmoths (Acherontia species) of Silence of the Lambs fame, and Xanthopan morganii with its enormous proboscis.
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- Acherontia lachesis MHNT Female Nîlgîri (Tamil Nadu) Dorsal.jpg by Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
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