Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Misiones (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 236
1540
2275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 236
1540
2275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 223
1495
2202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 155
1137
1713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
373
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
373
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
373
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
266
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
261
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
165
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 104
189 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 8
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Misiones
8 Genera with 23 Species
Species list for Misiones
23 Species and 3 Subspecies | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Caligo beltrao Illiger, 1801 | Purple Owl | | Caligo brasiliensis Felder, 1862 | Almond-eyed Owl | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo martia Godart, 1824 | | | Catoblepia amphirhoe Hübner, 1825 | | | Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Eryphanis reevesii Doubleday, 1849 | | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho aega Hübner, 1822 | Aega Morpho | | Morpho catenarius (Perry, 1811) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | Epistrophus White Morpho | | Morpho hercules itatiaya (Weber, 1944) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho iphitus Felder, 1867 | | | Morpho laertes (Drury, 1782) | ⇒ Prepona rothschildi Le Moult, 1932 | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho thamyris Felder, 1867 | Thamyris Morpho | | Morpho titei Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho trojana Röber, 1903 | | | Opoptera aorsa Latreille & ..., 1824 | | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775 | Cassiope Owlet |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Misiones
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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