Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 408
5803
10301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 407
5802
10301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 393
5734
10113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 280
5013
9221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
1834
4298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 57
1834
4298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1832
4297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
1324
3356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1277
3291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
306
691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 160
393 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 11
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alajuela
11 Genera with 37 Species | Antirrhea Hübner, 1868 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolis Fabricius, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caerois Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1862 | Giant owl butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Catoblepia Stichel, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastor Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eryphanis Boisduval, 1775 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Mimoblepia Casagrande, 1982 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1860 | Morpho butterfly | 12 | Species | Taxom | Narope Doubleday, 1849 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1907 | | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alajuela
37 Species and 3 Subspecies | Antirrhea lindigii Felder, 1862 | | | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Antirrhea pterocopha Salvin & Godman, 1868 | | | Brassolis isthmia Bates, 1864 | Coconut tree caterpillar | | Brassolis langsdorfia Ménétriés, 1829 | | | Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793 | False Antirrhea | | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo brasiliensis Felder, 1862 | Almond-eyed Owl | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo oedipus Stichel, 1903 | Boomerang Owl | | Caligo oileus Felder, 1861 | Oileus Giant Owl | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Catoblepia orgetorix Hewitson, 1870 | Orgetorix Owl butterfly | | Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881 | Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly | | Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775 | Daring Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis aesacus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Double-spotted Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis bubocula Butler, 1872 | Bubocula Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis lycomedon Felder, 1862 | Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775) | ⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775 | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816 | Deidamia Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho amathonte Deyrolle, 1860 | | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho epistrophus epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | | Morpho granadensis Felder, 1867 | Granada Morpho | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho | | Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria Stoll, 1780 | Scalloped Owlet | | Opsiphanes tamarindi Felder, 1861 | Narrow-banded Owl-butterfly | | Opsiphanes zelotes Hewitson, 1873 | | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Alajuela
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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