Checklist for Subtribe Morphina Newman, 1834
and region Oaxaca (Southwest Mexico, Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 375
3556
7025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 373
3553
7024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 356
3491
6879 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
2842
5774 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
941
1838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
941
1838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
940
1837 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
665
1349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
643
1320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
306
754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 131
369 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 6
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Morphina
Newman, 1834
| 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Oaxaca
2 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for Oaxaca
6 Species and 4 Subspecies | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874 | | | Morpho luna Butler, 1869 | | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus luna Butler, 1869 | White Morpho | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho | | Morpho theseus justitiae (Salvin & Godman, 1868) | ⇒ Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987 | | Morpho theseus oaxacensis Le Moult & R..., 1962 | Stub-tailed Morpho |
Links, sources and further information Morphina at itis.gov
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