Subfamily
Sphinginae
Sphinx perelegans. Photo: (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
The Sphinginae are a subfamily of the hawkmoths (Sphingidae), moths of the order Lepidoptera. Notable taxa include the Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth, Agrius cingulata, being a very common and recognizable species, the death’s-head hawkmoths (Acherontia spp.) of Silence of the Lambs fame, and Xanthopan morganii with its enormous proboscis.
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