Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 686
10351
27232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 684
10346
27226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 641
10177
26822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 398
8221
22592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
1998
4501 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1995
4497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 74
1988
4483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1398
3285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1301
3119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
463
1449 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 242
699 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 11
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Argentina
11 Genera with 38 Species | Bia Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blepolenis Röber, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1862 | Giant owl butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Catoblepia Stichel, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyophthalma Westwood, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eryphanis Boisduval, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1903 | Morpho butterfly | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Opoptera Aurivillius, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1780 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Selenophanes Staudinger, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Argentina
38 Species and 15 Subspecies | Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763 | Actorion Owlet | | Blepolenis batea Hübner, 1821 | | | Blepolenis catharinae Stichel, 1902 | | | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Caligo beltrao Illiger, 1801 | Purple Owl | | Caligo brasiliensis Felder, 1862 | Almond-eyed Owl | | Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Idomeneus Giant Owl | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo martia Godart, 1824 | | | Caligo oileus oileus (C. Felder & ..., 1861) | ⇒ Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903 | | Caligo prometheus Kollar, 1849 | Giant owl butterfly | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Catoblepia amphirhoe Hübner, 1825 | | | Dasyophthalma creusa Hübner, 1821 | | | Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Eryphanis reevesii Doubleday, 1849 | | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor achillaena (Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Morpho helenor violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Morpho helenor trojana (belemensis E..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Morpho aega Hübner, 1822 | Aega Morpho | | Morpho aega parva Weber, 1944 | | | Morpho catenarius (Perry, 1811) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | Epistrophus White Morpho | | Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Morpho hercules itatiaya (Weber, 1944) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho iphitus Felder, 1867 | | | Morpho laertes (Drury, 1782) | ⇒ Prepona rothschildi Le Moult, 1932 | | Morpho leontius Felder, 1867 | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho portis Hübner, 1916 | | | Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850 | Sulkowsky´s Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho titei Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho trojana Röber, 1903 | | | Opoptera aorsa Latreille & ..., 1824 | | | Opsiphanes boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, 1849 | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus Stichel, 1904 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria cauca Röber, 1906 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria meridionalis Staudinger, 1887 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria quaestor Stichel, 1902 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria quiteria (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Opsiphanes quiteria quaestor Stichel, 1902 | | Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775 | Cassiope Owlet |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Argentina
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