Smerinthinae
subfamily of insects
The Smerinthinae is a subfamily of moth. It is in the family of Sphingidae. It is in the order of Lepidoptera. It has three tribes, Ambulycini, Smerinthini and Sphingulini.
| Smerinthinae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Laothoe populi, species type | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Smerinthinae Grote & Robinson, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Laothoe populi | |
| Diversity | |
| 77 genera, roughly 329 species | |
References change
- Sphingidae of the World Checklist, All-Leps Barcode of Life
