Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 403
4047
8334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 402
4046
8333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3986
8213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
3207
6803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
710
1281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
710
1281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
708
1279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
503
933 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
475
899 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
210
478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 105
255 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 10
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Paraguay
10 Genera with 28 Species | Blepolenis Röber, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolis Fabricius, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1903 | Giant owl butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastor Doubleday, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eryphanis Boisduval, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 0 | Morpho butterfly | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Narope Doubleday, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opoptera Aurivillius, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1780 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Selenophanes Staudinger, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Paraguay
28 Species and 34 Subspecies | Blepolenis batea Hübner, 1821 | | | Blepolenis batea praegrandis Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Brassolis sopherrae vulpeoulur | | | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Brassolis sophorae vulpeculus Stichel, 1902 | | | Caligo capetus | | | Caligo idomeneus rhoetus Staudinger, 1886 | | | Caligo illioneus pampeiro Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Caligo japetus Stichel, 1903 | | | Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903 | | | Caligo prometheus Kollar, 1849 | Giant owl butterfly | | Caligo teucer japetus Stichel, 1903 | | | Dynastor darius ictericus Stichel, 1904 | | | Dynastor darius mardonius (Fruhstorfer, 1911) | ⇒ Dynastor darius ictericus Stichel, 1904 | | Eryphanis reevesii pusillus Stichel, 1904 | | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907) | ⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Morpho helenor trojana (belemensis E..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Morpho aega Hübner, 1822 | Aega Morpho | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho aega saphiralineata (Rousseau-Dec..., 1935) | ⇒ Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798 | Anaxibia Morpho | | Morpho catenarius (Perry, 1811) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | Epistrophus White Morpho | | Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Morpho epistrophus titei (Le Moult & R..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | Hercules Morpho | | Morpho hercules virida (subtusdealba..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho hercules viridus (Weber, 1944) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho portis Hübner, 1916 | | | Morpho portis argentatus (G. Rousseau-..., 1935) | ⇒ Morpho portis thamyris Felder, 1865 | | Morpho portis thamyris Felder, 1865 | | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho thamyris Felder, 1867 | Thamyris Morpho | | Morpho trojana Röber, 1903 | | | Morpho trojana trojana | | | Narope panniculus Stichel, 1904 | | | Opoptera aorsa aorsa (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Opoptera aorsa hilaris Stichel, 1901 | | Opoptera aorsa hilaris Stichel, 1901 | | | Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus Stichel, 1904 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria cauca Röber, 1906 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria meridionalis Staudinger, 1887 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria quaestor Stichel, 1902 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria quiteria (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Opsiphanes quiteria quaestor Stichel, 1902 | | Selenophanes cassiope theogenis Fruhstorfer, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Paraguay
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