Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Amazon River (Amazon basin)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
358
522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
358
522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 89
355
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 71
319
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
190
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
190
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
190
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
167
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
165
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
144
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 72
128 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Amazon River
5 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Amazon River
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763 | Actorion Owlet | | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777 | | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816 | Deidamia Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho hecuba Linnaeus, 1771 | Sunset Morpho | | Morpho hecuba obidonius | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Amazon River
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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