Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Paraiba (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 107
430
568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 107
430
568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 104
427
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
324
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
65
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
65
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
65
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
54
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
51
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
38
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 24
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Paraiba
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Paraiba
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Brassolis sophorae dinizi | ⇒ Brassolis dinizi d´Abrera, 1956 | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cocoa Blue Mort | | Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775 | Daring Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798 | Anaxibia Morpho | | Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | Epistrophus White Morpho | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria Stoll, 1780 | Scalloped Owlet |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Paraiba
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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