Tribe Macroglossini

Harris, 1839

Etymology

Macroglossini: The combined Greek words macro for “large,” and gloss for “tongue” refer to the size of the probuscis of the members of this group.

The suffix ini is standard taxonomic nomenclature to indicate that the word pertains to a zoological subfamily.

Pronunciation

Mak-ro-GLAWS-eye-nye

Overview

The tribe Macroglossini contains seven species in Indiana.

Photo Credits

Darapsa and Xylophanes courtesy of Rick Malad. Hemaris courtesy of Pamela Wang. Hemaris courtesy of Sherrie Owens.