Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4166
6001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 387
4165
6000 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 378
4124
5911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 259
3452
4981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
1126
1942 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1125
1941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1125
1941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
837
1563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
805
1534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
172
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 97
171 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Buenos Aires
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Buenos Aires
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Blepolenis batea Hübner, 1821 | | | Brassolis isthmia Bates, 1864 | Coconut tree caterpillar | | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo oedipus Stichel, 1903 | Boomerang Owl | | Caligo oileus oileus (C. Felder & ..., 1861) | ⇒ Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903 | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | Epistrophus White Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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