Claim: Smerinthini(Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Herbert C. Robinson 1865) derived from the  Greek "merinthos" which means cord, rope, is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae, order Lepidoptera of the kingdom Animalia that is commonly found in Indiana.
Evidence: The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Herbert C. Robinson in 1865. Order: Lepidoptera Kingdom: Animalia Smerinthini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae.