Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2157
6319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2154
6314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2152
6306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1436
4642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1294
4335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
398
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 177
672 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Melanesia
9 Species and 7 Subspecies | Caligo idomeneus ariphron Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Caligo illioneus polyxenus (Stichel, 1903) | ⇒ Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935 | | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Narope testacea Godman & Salvin, 1878 | Brown Owl-Butterfly | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly | | Selenophanes cassiope caryatis (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Selenophanes cassiope cassiope Cramer, 1775 |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Melanesia
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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