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Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Mato Grosso (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
2148
4127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
2148
4127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
2105
4056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
1485
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
417
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
417
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
415
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
311
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
307
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
239
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
128
305
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
13
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mato Grosso
13 Genera with 36 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Aponarope Casagrande, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Bia Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Brassolis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1758Giant owl butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Catoblepia Stichel, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Eryphanis Boisduval, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1860Morpho butterfly24SpeciesTaxom
Narope Doubleday, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Opoptera Aurivillius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Selenophanes Staudinger, 19102SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mato Grosso
36 Species and 15 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea watkinsi Rosenberg & ..., 1914
Aponarope sutor Stichel, 1916
Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763Actorion Owlet
Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758Coconut butterfly
Caerois chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775Forest Blue Mort
Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758Idomeneus Giant Owl
Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775Dusky Owl-Butterfly
Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758Cocoa Blue Mort
Catoblepia amphirhoe Hübner, 1825
Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777
Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly
Catoblepia xanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Eryphanis reevesii Doubleday, 1849
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho achilles leonte (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor achillaena (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Morpho helenor violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor burityensis (E. Le Moult ..., 1963)⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor helenor (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor leontius (C. Felder & ..., 1867)⇒ Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925
Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho achillaena Hübner, 1816
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho aega Hübner, 1822Aega Morpho
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798Anaxibia Morpho
Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho diadema Fruhstorfer, 0
Morpho epistrophus laertes (D. Drury, 1782)⇒ Morpho epistrophus epistrophus Fabricius, 1796
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus mattogrossensis (Talbot, 1928)⇒ Morpho menelaus coeruleus Perry, 1810
Morpho menelaus menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866
Morpho portis thamyris Felder, 1865
Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho thamyris Felder, 1867Thamyris Morpho
Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860Stub-Tailed Morpho
Narope denticulatus Talbot, 1928
Opoptera aorsa Latreille & ..., 1824
Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758
Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818
Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775Cassiope Owlet
Selenophanes cassiope theognis Fruhstorfer, 1910

Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Mato Grosso
TribeBrassolini
Boisduval, 1836
Barkwings and Owl butterflies, Owls
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphinae at itis.gov