Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 437
3437
6024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 435
3435
6022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 416
3371
5900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 286
2874
5170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
940
1610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
939
1609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
935
1604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
626
1155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
572
1067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
189
390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 90
177 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Los Angeles County
5 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Los Angeles County
8 Species and 1 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775 | Daring Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Opsiphanes boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, 1849 |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Los Angeles County
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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