SPHINGINAE
(a subfamily of moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Acherontia atropos
Death’s-head Hawk-moth
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 		Species 28 images
Agrius convolvuli
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
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 		Species 4 images
Sphingini
a tribe of moths
Tribe 2 subtaxa 29 images 1 ident. refs
Sphinx
a genus of moths
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 29 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubfamilySPHINGINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilySPHINGIDAE (hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)
SuperfamilyBOMBYCOIDEA (silk moths, emperor etc.)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

SPHINGINAE (a subfamily of moths) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SPHINGINAE (a subfamily of moths)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SPHINGINAE (a subfamily of moths)
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