Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Esmeraldas (Ecuador)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 101
591
620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 101
591
620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 98
581
606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
540
572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
277
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
277
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
277
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
238
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
235
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
89
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 47
70 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Esmeraldas
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Esmeraldas
11 Species and 9 Subspecies | Antirrhea philaretes lindigii C. Felder & ..., 1862 | Northern Antirrhea | | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo atreus agesilaus H. Druce, 1902 | | | Caligo zeuxippus zeuxippus H. Druce, 1902 | | | Catoblepia orgetorix magnalis Stichel, 1902 | | | Eryphanis lycomedon Felder, 1862 | Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho helenor rugitaeniatus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Morpho cypris cypris (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Morpho cypris chrysonicus Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | Morpho menelaus amathonte (Deyrolle, 1860) | ⇒ Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Opsiphanes cassiae castaneus Stichel, 1904 | Cassia´s Owl-Butterfly | | Opsiphanes cassina barkeri Bristow, 1991 | | | Opsiphanes fabricii Boisduval, 1870 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Esmeraldas
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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