Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region El Salvador (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 259
1677
2897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
1676
2896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 248
1635
2825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 176
1334
2414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
221
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
211
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
130
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 77
127 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for El Salvador
4 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for El Salvador
7 Species and 8 Subspecies | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775 | Daring Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor hyacinthus (A.G. Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | | Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | Common Morpho | | Morpho helenor octavia (H. Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Common Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | White Morpho | | Opsiphanes cassina fabricii (Boisduval, 1870) | ⇒ Opsiphanes cassina merianae Stichel, 1904 | | Opsiphanes cassina merianae Stichel, 1904 | | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in El Salvador
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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