Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Florida (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 567
7570
18391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 565
7566
18388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 533
7444
18087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 346
6063
14862 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 69
1954
4896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 69
1954
4896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
1950
4892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
1145
2822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
1031
2423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
248
501 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 120
240 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Florida
9 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Florida
12 Species and 5 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763 | Actorion Owlet | | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Caligo illioneus polyxenus (Stichel, 1903) | ⇒ Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | | Catoblepia orgetorix Hewitson, 1870 | Orgetorix Owl butterfly | | Eryphanis lycomedon Felder, 1862 | Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Florida
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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