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Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
63
1384
3940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1384
3940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1380
3938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
987
3063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
958
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
510
2211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
250
1028
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
18
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
18 Genera with 70 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 18688SpeciesTaxom
Aponarope Casagrande, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Bia Hübner, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Blepolenis Röber, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Brassolis Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1758Giant owl butterflies20SpeciesTaxom
Caligopsis Seydel, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Catoblepia Stichel, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Dasyophthalma Westwood, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dynastor Doubleday, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Eryphanis Boisduval, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1962Morpho butterfly64SpeciesTaxom
Narope Doubleday, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Opoptera Aurivillius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 190716SpeciesTaxom
Orobrassolis Casagrande, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Selenophanes Staudinger, 19823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
70 Species and 82 Subspecies
Antirrhea hela Felder, 1862
Antirrhea murena Staudinger, 1888
Antirrhea philaretes Felder, 1862
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea philoctetes militiades (intermedia W..., 1948)⇒ Antirrhea philoctetes murena Staudinger, 1886
Antirrhea philoctetes murena Staudinger, 1886
Antirrhea philoctetes theodori Fruhstorfer, 1907
Antirrhea taygetina taygetina A. Butler, 1868
Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763Actorion Owlet
Bia actorion decaerulea Weymer, 1911
Bia caelestis Penz & DeVries, 0
Bia decaerulea Weymer, 1911
Brassolis ornamentalis (Stichel, 1906)⇒ Orobrassolis ornamentalis Stichel, 1906
Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758Coconut butterfly
Caerois chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Caligo automedon
Caligo brasiliensis Felder, 1862Almond-eyed Owl
Caligo euphorbus Felder, 1862Euphorbus Giant Owl
Caligo euphorbus euphorbus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Caligo euphorbus idomeneus (rhoetus mars..., 1904)⇒ Caligo euphorbus euphorbus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Caligo euphorbus menoetius (Staudinger, 1887)⇒ Caligo euphorbus euphorbus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775Forest Blue Mort
Caligo eurilochus livius Staudinger, 1886
Caligo eurylochus
Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758Idomeneus Giant Owl
Caligo idomeneus idomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Caligo idomeneus idomenides Fruhstorfer, 1903
Caligo idomeneus rhoetus Staudinger, 1886
Caligo ilernius
Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775Dusky Owl-Butterfly
Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903
Caligo placidianus Staudinger, 1887Placid Giant Owl
Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862Giant Owl
Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758Cocoa Blue Mort
Caligo teucer obidonus Fruhstorfer, 1904
Caligo teucer teucer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Caligo teucer obidonus Fruhstorfer, 1904
Caligopsis seleucida dondoni (A.H. Fassl, 1922)⇒ Caligopsis seleucida juruana Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caligopsis seleucida heliogabalus (L.P. Travass..., 1941)⇒ Caligopsis seleucida juruana Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caligopsis seleucida juruana Fruhstorfer, 1912
Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777
Catoblepia berecynthia berecynthia (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Catoblepia berecynthia midas Stichel, 1908
Catoblepia berecynthia luxuriosus Stichel, 1902
Catoblepia generosa Stichel, 1901
Catoblepia soranus Westwood, 1851
Catoblepia versitincta Stichel, 1901
Catoblepia versitincta mossi Bristow, 1981
Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly
Catoblepia xanthicles cyparissa Fruhstorfer, 1907
Catoblepia xanthicles paraensis Bristow, 1981
Catoblepia xanthus Linnaeus, 1758
Catoblepia xanthus soranus Westwood, 1851
Dasyophthalma vertebralis Butler, 1869
Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775Daring Owl-Butterfly
Dynastor macrosiris Westwood, 1851
Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775)⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775
Eryphanis reevesii Doubleday, 1849
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho achilles achilles (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles amazonicus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho achilles milesi E. Le Moult ..., 1962
Morpho achilles viridiaerea E. Le Moult ..., 1962
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho deidamia deidamia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho deidamia erica Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho deidamia neoptolemus (Wood, 1821)⇒ Morpho deidamia hermione Röber, 1903
Morpho deidamia xenolemus E. Le Moult ..., 1962
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor achillaena (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Morpho helenor violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor helenor (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor marajoensis Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor thetis A.G. Butler, 1865
Morpho helenor trojana (belemensis E..., 1962)⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor vulcanica E. Le Moult ..., 1962
Morpho absoloni May, 1924
Morpho achillaena Hübner, 1816
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho aega Hübner, 1822Aega Morpho
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis egyptus (E. Deyrolle, 1860)⇒ Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis electrica (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis eunuchus (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis hecuba (cisseis lila..., 1931)⇒ Morpho cisseis gahua Blandin, 1988
Morpho cisseis hyperleucus (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis hyperophthalmus (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis pygmaea (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho hecuba Linnaeus, 1771Sunset Morpho
Morpho hecuba hecuba (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Morpho hecuba werneri Hopp, 1921
Morpho hecuba minima (G. Rousseau-..., 1935)⇒ Morpho hecuba obidonus Fruhstorfer, 1905
Morpho hecuba obidonus Fruhstorfer, 1905
Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823Hercules Morpho
Morpho major Lathy, 1905
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho marcus adonis (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho marcus intermedia Kaye, 1917
Morpho marcus marcus Schaller, 1785
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus kesselringi H. Fischer, 1962
Morpho menelaus melacheilus (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Morpho menelaus verae Weber, 1951
Morpho menelaus menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866
Morpho menelaus occidentalis (Felder, 1862)⇒ Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866
Morpho menelaus verae Weber, 1951
Morpho neptunus (Le Moult & R..., 1962)⇒ Morpho uraneis Bates, 1865
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Morpho perseus (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho perseus richardus
Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850Polyphemus White Morpho
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho rhetenor cacuca
Morpho rhetenor helena (Staudinger, 1890)⇒ Morpho helena Staudinger, 1890
Morpho rhetenor rhetenor (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho telemachus perseus (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho telemachus telemachus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860Stub-Tailed Morpho
Morpho uraneis Bates, 1865
Morpho uraneis biedermanni (Le Moult & R..., 1962)⇒ Morpho uraneis Bates, 1865
Narope cyllabarus Westwood, 1851
Narope cyllastros Doubleday, 1849
Narope obidos Casagrande, 2002
Narope syllabus stygius Staudinger, 1887
Opoptera aorsa fuscata Stichel, 1908
Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875
Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758
Opsiphanes cassiae pseudocassiae
Opsiphanes cassiae tamarindi (pseudocassia..., 1907)⇒ Opsiphanes cassiae strophios Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862Split-banded owl butterfly
Opsiphanes cassina cassina (C. Felder & ..., 1862)⇒ Opsiphanes cassina numatius Fruhstorfer, 1912
Opsiphanes cassina milesi Bristow, 1991
Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818
Opsiphanes invirae intermedius Stichel, 1902
Opsiphanes invirae invirae (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Opsiphanes invirae remoliatus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes invirae pernambucoensis Bristow, 1991
Opsiphanes quiteria Stoll, 1780Scalloped Owlet
Opsiphanes quiteria cardenasi Bristow, 1991
Opsiphanes quiteria cardinasi Bristow, 1991
Opsiphanes quiteria quiteria (Stoll, 1780)⇒ Opsiphanes quiteria quaestor Stichel, 1902
Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907Zelotes Owl-Butterfly
Orobrassolis ornamentalis Stichel, 1906
Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775Cassiope Owlet
Selenophanes cassiope cassiopeia Staudinger, 1886
Selenophanes cassiope haraposa Bristow, 1982

Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in North Brazil
TribeBrassolini
Boisduval, 1836
Barkwings and Owl butterflies, Owls
15
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphinae at itis.gov