Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Minas Gerais (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 304
2637
4832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 304
2637
4832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 292
2611
4792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 190
2016
3722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
428
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
428
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
427
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
316
500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
307
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
203
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 117
220 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 10
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Minas Gerais
10 Genera with 23 Species | Blepolenis Röber, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolis Fabricius, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1775 | Giant owl butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyophthalma Westwood, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eryphanis Boisduval, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1935 | Morpho butterfly | 15 | Species | Taxom | Narope Doubleday, 1849 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Opoptera Aurivillius, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Penetes Doubleday, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Minas Gerais
23 Species and 13 Subspecies | Blepolenis batea Hübner, 1821 | | | Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel, 1925 | | | Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 | Forest Blue Mort | | Caligo idomeneus idomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Caligo idomeneus idomenides Fruhstorfer, 1903 | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Dasyophthalma geraensis Rebel, 1922 | | | Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775) | ⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775 | | Eryphanis reevesii Doubleday, 1849 | | | Eryphanis reevesii hemichroa (A.G. Butler, 1869) | ⇒ Eryphanis reevesii reevesii E. Doubleday, 1849 | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor achillaena (Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Morpho helenor violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho helenor leontius (C. Felder & ..., 1867) | ⇒ Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925 | | Morpho helenor trojana (belemensis E..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Morpho epistrophus catenaria (Perry, 1811) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Morpho epistrophus laertes (D. Drury, 1782) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | Morpho hercules itatiaya (Weber, 1944) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho irideus (J. Zikán, 1935) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho menelaus nestira (Hübner, 1818) | ⇒ Morpho menelaus coeruleus Perry, 1810 | | Morpho portis portis Hübner, 1821 | | | Morpho richardus Fruhstorfer, 1898 | Richard´s Morpho | | Morpho rousseaui (Le Moult & R..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho richardus Fruhstorfer, 1898 | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho violina (Rousseau-Dec..., 1935) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Opoptera syme Hübner, 1822 | | | Opsiphanes batea Hübner, 1822 | | | Opsiphanes boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, 1849 | | Opsiphanes cassiae cassiae (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Opsiphanes cassiae crameri C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | Penetes pamphanis Doubleday, 1849 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Minas Gerais
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