Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Matagalpa (Nicaragua)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 151
905
1070 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 151
905
1070 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
897
1058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
801
959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
181
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
181
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
181
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
137
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
136
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
106
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 71
108 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Matagalpa
4 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Matagalpa
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 | Forest Blue Mort | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816 | Deidamia Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874 | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Matagalpa
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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