Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 896
35668
239021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 524
27533
203737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 101
8059
57615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 99
8043
57561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 96
8020
57386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
4987
38775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
4502
35706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
739
6941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 319
2909 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 9
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 21 Species
Species list for Africa
21 Species and 13 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Catoblepia orgetorix Hewitson, 1870 | Orgetorix Owl butterfly | | Dynastor darius icterica Stichel, 1904 | | | Dynastor darius mardonius (Fruhstorfer, 1911) | ⇒ Dynastor darius ictericus Stichel, 1904 | | Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Eryphanis bubocula Butler, 1872 | Bubocula Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho aurora pseudocypris Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887 | | | Morpho anaxibia anaxibia | | | Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935 | | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho rhetenor chalciope J. Hübner, 1819 | | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Selenophanes cassiope caryatis (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Selenophanes cassiope cassiope Cramer, 1775 |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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