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Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Bolivia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
7102
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
7099
18514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
457
7021
18357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
297
5638
15428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1844
5132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
1844
5132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1841
5127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1353
4108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1274
3981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
481
1924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
257
1165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
14
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bolivia
14 Genera with 69 Species
Antirrhaea Westwood, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Bia Hübner, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Brassolis Fabricius, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1912Giant owl butterflies20SpeciesTaxom
Caligopsis Seydel, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Catoblepia Stichel, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Dynastor Doubleday, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Eryphanis Boisduval, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1873Morpho butterfly78SpeciesTaxom
Narope Doubleday, 20028SpeciesTaxom
Opoptera Aurivillius, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 186111SpeciesTaxom
Selenophanes Staudinger, 19124SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bolivia
69 Species and 95 Subspecies
Antirrhaea avernus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Antirrhea phasiana Butler, 1870
Antirrhea phasiane Butler, 1870
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea philoctetes avernus Hopffer, 1874
Antirrhea philoctetes intermedia Salazar, Con..., 1998
Antirrhea philoctetes philaretes (C. & R. Felder, 1862)⇒ Antirrhea philoctetes intermedia Salazar, Con..., 1998
Bia actoriaena (Stoll, 1780)⇒ Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763
Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763Actorion Owlet
Bia actorion actorion Linnaeus, 1763
Brassolis granadensis boliviana Rothschild, 1916
Brassolis isthmia boliviana Rothschild, 1916
Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758Coconut butterfly
Caligo euphorbus Felder, 1862Euphorbus Giant Owl
Caligo euphorbus euphorbus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Caligo euphorbus menoetius (Staudinger, 1887)⇒ Caligo euphorbus euphorbus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775Forest Blue Mort
Caligo eurilochus livius Staudinger, 1886
Caligo eurilochus pallida Fruhstorfer, 1904
Caligo eurilochus pallidus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758Idomeneus Giant Owl
Caligo idomeneus ariphron Fruhstorfer, 1910
Caligo idomeneus idomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Caligo idomeneus idomenides Fruhstorfer, 1903
Caligo idomeneus idomenides Fruhstorfer, 1903
Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775Dusky Owl-Butterfly
Caligo illioneus pheidriades Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caligo oileus Felder, 1861Oileus Giant Owl
Caligo oileus philinos (Fruhstorfer, 1903)⇒ Caligo oileus Felder, 1861
Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903
Caligo prometheus Kollar, 1849Giant owl butterfly
Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758Cocoa Blue Mort
Caligo teucer japetus Stichel, 1903
Caligo teucer phorkys Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caligopsis seleucida Hewitson, 1877
Caligopsis seleucida seleucida Hewitson, 1877
Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777
Catoblepia berecynthia adjecta Stichel, 1906
Catoblepia berecynthia berecynthia (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Catoblepia berecynthia midas Stichel, 1908
Catoblepia berecynthia berecynthina Hopffer, 1874
Catoblepia berecynthia midas Stichel, 1908
Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly
Catoblepia xanthicles belisar Stichel, 1904
Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775Daring Owl-Butterfly
Dynastor macrosiris pharnaces Stichel, 1908
Eryphanis automedon cheiremon Fruhstorfer, 1912
Eryphanis gerhardi Weeks, 1902
Eryphanis lycomedon Felder, 1862Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly
Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775)⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775
Eryphanis reevesii Doubleday, 1849
Eryphanis zolvizora Hewitson, 1876
Eryphanis zolvizora zolvizora Hewitson, 1877
Morpho (Balachowskyna) aurora Westwood, 1851Aurora Morpho
Morpho aurora aureola Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho aurora aurora (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Morpho aurora aureola Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho aurora breyeri R.N. Orfila, 1963
Morpho aurora psychora E. Le Moult ..., 1962
Morpho aurora splendoris Niepelt, 1913
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho achilles agamedes Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles fischeri Weber, 1962
Morpho achilles guaraunos Le Moult, 1925
Morpho achilles leonte (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles patroclus (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles pseudagamedes (andreae E. L..., 1962)⇒ Morpho achilles agamedes Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles vitrea (A. Butler, 1866)⇒ Morpho achilles guaraunos Le Moult, 1925
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho deidamia brundini (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho deidamia deidamia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho deidamia electra (Röber, 1903)⇒ Morpho deidamia guaraura Le Cerf, 1925
Morpho deidamia guaraura Le Cerf, 1925
Morpho deidamia hermione Röber, 1903
Morpho deidamia pyrrhus Staudinger, 1887
Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Morpho helenor anakreon Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor coelestis A. Butler, 1866
Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor leontius (C. Felder & ..., 1867)⇒ Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925
Morpho helenor marajoensis Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor trojana (belemensis E..., 1962)⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho amphitrion Staudinger, 1887
Morpho amphitryon susarion Fruhstorfer, 1913
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis cisseistricta Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho eros Fruhstorfer, 1913
Morpho godarti godarti
Morpho godartii Guérin, 1844
Morpho godartii godartii
Morpho guaraunos Le Moult, 1925
Morpho hector Röber, 1903
Morpho leontius Felder, 1867
Morpho lympharis Butler, 1873Lympharis Morpho
Morpho lympharis eros Staudinger, 1892
Morpho lympharis lympharis A. Butler, 1873
Morpho lympharis nymphalis (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho lympharis eros Staudinger, 1892
Morpho lympharis sulkowskyi (ockendeni L...., 1916)⇒ Morpho lympharis eros Staudinger, 1892
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus argentiferus Fruhstorfer, 1913
Morpho menelaus assarpai Röber, 1903
Morpho menelaus didius (Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus godarti (plinius E. L..., 1962)⇒ Morpho menelaus godartii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Morpho menelaus godartii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus zischkai H. Fischer, 1962
Morpho papirius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho patroclus Felder, 1861
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Morpho pseudoagamedes Weber, 1944
Morpho rhetenor columbianus E. Krüger, 1925
Morpho rhetenor equatenor Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho rhetenor rhetenor (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850Sulkowsky´s Morpho
Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho telemachus telemachus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho vitrea Butler, 1866
Morpho zephyritis Butler, 1873Zephyritis Morpho
Narope anartes Hewitson, 1874
Narope cyllabarus Westwood, 1851
Narope marmorata Schaus, 1902
Narope nesope Hewitson, 1869
Narope panniculus Stichel, 1904
Narope panniculus piccatus (H.F.E.J. Sti..., 1916)⇒ Narope panniculus Stichel, 1904
Narope pusilla (Röber, 1929)⇒ Narope nesope Hewitson, 1869
Narope ybyra Casagrande, 2002
Opoptera aorsa Latreille & ..., 1824
Opoptera arsippe bracteolata Stichel, 1902
Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758
Opsiphanes cassiae strophios Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818
Opsiphanes invirae agasthenes Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes invirae invirae (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Opsiphanes invirae remoliatus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes invirae remoliatus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes mutatus parodizi Bristow, 1991
Opsiphanes quiteria bolivianus Stichel, 1901
Opsiphanes sallei Doubleday, 1849
Opsiphanes sallei nicandrus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Opsiphanes tamarindi Felder, 1861Narrow-banded Owl-butterfly
Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775Cassiope Owlet
Selenophanes cassiope andromeda Stichel, 1901
Selenophanes cassiope mapiriensis Bristow, 1982
Selenophanes cassiope placentia Fruhstorfer, 1912

Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Bolivia
TribeBrassolini
Boisduval, 1836
Barkwings and Owl butterflies, Owls
11
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphinae at itis.gov