Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Los Tuxtlas (Veracruz, Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 62
327
449 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 62
327
449 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 56
311
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 47
289
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
142
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
142
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
142
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
133
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
128
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
94
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 51
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Los Tuxtlas
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Los Tuxtlas
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Caligo uranus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho | | Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987 | Stub-tailed Morpho | | Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875 | | | Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Los Tuxtlas
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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