Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Canada (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 707
11317
47199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 704
11307
47184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 673
11100
46296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 448
9313
40244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 77
2421
9866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2417
9861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
2404
9832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1591
6489 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
1429
5251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
340
1039 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 160
487 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Canada
5 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Canada
10 Species and 6 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Caligo uranus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872 | | | Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Canada
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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