Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 564
8134
21516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 561
8124
21499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 540
8028
21287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 328
6275
16581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 73
2158
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 73
2158
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2158
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1330
3532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1248
3328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
289
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 147
389 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Greater Antilles
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Greater Antilles
11 Species and 4 Subspecies | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Caligo illioneus polyxenus (Stichel, 1903) | ⇒ Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Catoblepia orgetorix Hewitson, 1870 | Orgetorix Owl butterfly | | Eryphanis lycomedon Felder, 1862 | Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Greater Antilles
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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