Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region British Isles (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 896
13558
47115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 893
13548
47100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 807
13239
46382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 484
10777
40631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 85
2798
8256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 83
2779
8226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
2760
8165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1754
4783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1565
3935 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
388
954 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 184
419 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for British Isles
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for British Isles
10 Species and 8 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Caligo idomeneus ariphron Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Dasyophthalma rusina rusina Godart, 1824 | | | Eryphanis bubocula Butler, 1872 | Bubocula Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho aurora pseudocypris Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887 | | | Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872 | | | Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in British Isles
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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