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Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2345
8261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
69
2345
8261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
68
2340
8250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
1679
6401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
1557
6068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
684
3566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
348
1926
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
20
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
20 Genera with 129 Species
Antirrhaea Westwood, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 191416SpeciesTaxom
Aponarope Casagrande, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Bia Hübner, 19539SpeciesTaxom
Brassolis Fabricius, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Caeoris1SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17936SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1850Giant owl butterflies45SpeciesTaxom
Caligopsis Seydel, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Catoblepia Stichel, 198115SpeciesTaxom
Dynastor Doubleday, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Eryphanes1SpeciesTaxom
Eryphanis Boisduval, 18878SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1873Morpho butterfly137SpeciesTaxom
Morppho1SpeciesTaxom
Narope Doubleday, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Opoptera Aurivillius, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Opotera1SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 190734SpeciesTaxom
Selenophanes Staudinger, 19023SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
129 Species and 184 Subspecies
Antirrhaea avernus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Antirrhea adoptiva Weymer, 1909
Antirrhea avernus Hoppfer, 1874
Antirrhea hela Felder, 1862
Antirrhea phasiane Butler, 1870
Antirrhea philaretes Felder, 1862
Antirrhea philaretes avernus Hopffer, 1874
Antirrhea philaretes philaretes C. Felder & ..., 1862
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea philoctetes avernus Hopffer, 1874
Antirrhea philoctetes intermedia Salazar, Con..., 1998
Antirrhea philoctetes murena Staudinger, 1886
Antirrhea philoctetes philaretes (C. & R. Felder, 1862)⇒ Antirrhea philoctetes intermedia Salazar, Con..., 1998
Antirrhea taygetina Butler, 1868
Antirrhea taygetina taygetina A. Butler, 1868
Antirrhea watkinsi callephebus Tessmann, 1928
Antirrhea watkinsi watkinsi Rosenberg & ..., 1914
Aponarope pluto (G.T. Tessmann, 1928)⇒ Aponarope sutor Stichel, 1916
Aponarope sutor Stichel, 1916
Bia actoriaena (Stoll, 1780)⇒ Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763
Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763Actorion Owlet
Bia actorion actorion Linnaeus, 1763
Bia actorion atalanta (Rebel, 1906)⇒ Bia peruana Röber, 1904
Bia actorion rebeli Bryk, 1953
Bia decaerulea Weymer, 1911
Bia peruana Röber, 1904
Bia pucallpa Casagrande &..., 0
Bia rebeli Bryk, 1953
Brassolis astyra Godart, 1824
Brassolis haenschi rufescens Rothschild, 1916
Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758Coconut butterfly
Brassolis sophorae ardens Stichel, 1903
Caeoris chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Caerois arcesilae (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Caerois chorineus Fabricius, 1775
Caerois chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Caerois chorinaeus protonoe Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caerois chorinaeus rufomarginata Lathy, 1918
Caerois chorineus Fabricius, 1775
Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793False Antirrhea
Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850Atreus Owl
Caligo atreus dentina H. Druce, 1874
Caligo beltrao Illiger, 1801Purple Owl
Caligo euphorbus Felder, 1862Euphorbus Giant Owl
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 ariphron Fruhstorfer, 1910
Caligo idomeneus idomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Caligo idomeneus idomenides Fruhstorfer, 1903
Caligo idomeneus idomenides Fruhstorfer, 1903
Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775Dusky Owl-Butterfly
Caligo illioneus illioneus Cramer, 1775
Caligo illioneus oberon Butler, 1870Dusky Owl-Butterfly
Caligo illioneus pheidriades Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caligo illioneus praxsiodus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caligo illoneus Cramer, 1775
Caligo inachis (Latreille & ..., 1824)⇒ Caligo beltrao Illiger, 1801
Caligo martia Godart, 1824
Caligo memnon C. & R. Felder, 1866Giant Owl
Caligo menoetius Staudinger &..., 1887
Caligo oberthui phokilides
Caligo oberthurii Deyrolle, 1872
Caligo oberthurii phokilides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Caligo oedipus Stichel, 1903Boomerang Owl
Caligo oedipus fruhstorferi Stichel, 1904Fruhstorfers Owl-Butterfly
Caligo oileus Felder, 1861Oileus Giant Owl
Caligo oileus oileus (C. Felder & ..., 1861)⇒ Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903
Caligo oileus phorbas (Röber, 1904)⇒ Caligo oileus scamander Boisduval, 1870
Caligo oileus scamander Boisduval, 1870Oileus Owl-Butterfly
Caligo oileus umbratilis Stichel, 1903
Caligo placidianus Staudinger, 1887Placid Giant Owl
Caligo prometheus Kollar, 1849Giant owl butterfly
Caligo prometheus atlas Röber, 1904
Caligo splendida
Caligo superbus superbus Staudinger, 1887
Caligo suzanna Deyrolle, 1872
Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862Giant Owl
Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758Cocoa Blue Mort
Caligo teucer obidonus Fruhstorfer, 1904
Caligo teucer semicaerulea Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Caligo teucer teucer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Caligo teucer obidonus Fruhstorfer, 1904
Caligo uranus Herrich-Schä..., 1850Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly
Caligopsis seleucida Hewitson, 1877
Catoblepia amphirhoe Hübner, 1825
Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777
Catoblepia berecynthia adjecta Stichel, 1906
Catoblepia berecynthia berecynthia (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Catoblepia berecynthia midas Stichel, 1908
Catoblepia berecynthia berecynthina Hopffer, 1874
Catoblepia berecynthia midas Stichel, 1908
Catoblepia berecynthia vercingetorix (O. Staudinger, 1886)⇒ Catoblepia berecynthia berecynthina Hopffer, 1874
Catoblepia generosa Stichel, 1901
Catoblepia rivalis Niepelt, 1911
Catoblepia soranus Westwood, 1851
Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly
Catoblepia xanthicles belisar Stichel, 1904
Catoblepia xanthicles cyparissa Fruhstorfer, 1907
Catoblepia xanthicles mercedensis Bristow, 1981
Catoblepia xanthicles orientalis Bristow, 1981
Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775Daring Owl-Butterfly
Dynastor macrosiris Westwood, 1851
Eryphanes automedon Cramer, 1775
Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775Automedon Giant Owl
Eryphanis automedon tristis Staudinger, 1887
Eryphanis gerhardi Weeks, 1902
Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775)⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775
Eryphanis zolvizora Hewitson, 1876
Eryphanis zolvizora chachapoya Blandin, 2014
Eryphanis zolvizora inca Blandin, 2014
Eryphanis zolvizora opimus Staudinger, 1887
Morpho (Balachowskyna) aurora Westwood, 1851Aurora Morpho
Morpho aurora aureola Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho aurora aurora (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Morpho aurora aureola Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho aurora rhodochrata E. Le Moult ..., 1962
Morpho aurora transposita (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho aurora aureola Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho achilles achilles (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles agamedes Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles fischeri Weber, 1962
Morpho achilles guaraunos Le Moult, 1925
Morpho achilles leonte (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho deidamia briseis (C. Felder & ..., 1867)⇒ Morpho deidamia pyrrhus Staudinger, 1887
Morpho deidamia deidamia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho deidamia diomedes Weber, 1944
Morpho deidamia grambergi Weber, 1944
Morpho deidamia guaraura Le Cerf, 1925
Morpho deidamia hermione Röber, 1903
Morpho deidamia neoptolemus (Wood, 1821)⇒ Morpho deidamia hermione Röber, 1903
Morpho deidamia pyrrhus Staudinger, 1887
Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Morpho helenor anakreon Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor charapensis Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho helenor coelestis A. Butler, 1866
Morpho helenor helenor (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor leontius (C. Felder & ..., 1867)⇒ Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925
Morpho helenor marajoensis Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho helenor papirius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925
Morpho absoloni May, 1924
Morpho achillaena Hübner, 1816
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho adonis huallaga Michael, 1931
Morpho adonis intermedia Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Morpho adonis major Lathy, 1905
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho amphitrion Staudinger, 1887
Morpho amphitryon amphitrion (amphitrion p..., 1962)⇒ Morpho amphitryon cinereus Duchêne, 1985
Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887
Morpho amphitryon azurita Duchêne & Bl..., 2009
Morpho amphitryon cinereus Duchêne, 1985
Morpho amphitryon hercules (antaeus J.K...., 1927)⇒ Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887
Morpho amphitryon theseus (amphitrion a..., 1913)⇒ Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887
Morpho briseis Felder, 1867
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis gahua Blandin, 1988
Morpho cisseis hecuba (cisseis lila..., 1931)⇒ Morpho cisseis gahua Blandin, 1988
Morpho cisseis phanodemus (Hewitson, 1869)⇒ Morpho cisseis gahua Blandin, 1988
Morpho cora Schaus, 1928
Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851Cypris Morpho
Morpho didius Hopffer, 1874Giant Blue Morpho
Morpho didius didius
Morpho eugenia Deyrolle, 1860Empress Eugí©nie Morpho
Morpho eugenia uraneis
Morpho godarti assarpai Röber, 1903
Morpho godartii Guérin, 1844
Morpho godartii assarpai Röber, 1903
Morpho hecuba Linnaeus, 1771Sunset Morpho
Morpho helena Staudinger, 1890Helena Blue Morpho
Morpho helena helena
Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823Hercules Morpho
Morpho lympharis Butler, 1873Lympharis Morpho
Morpho lympharis descimokoenigi Blandin, 1993
Morpho lympharis eros Staudinger, 1892
Morpho lympharis lympharis A. Butler, 1873
Morpho lympharis ockendeni (limbaria E. ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho lympharis stoffeli Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho lympharis stoffeli Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho lympharis sulkowskyi (ockendeni L...., 1916)⇒ Morpho lympharis eros Staudinger, 1892
Morpho macas Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho major Lathy, 1905
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho marcus adonis (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho marcus intermedia Kaye, 1917
Morpho marcus cora (W. Schaus, 1928)⇒ Morpho marcus major Lathy, 1905
Morpho marcus intermedia Kaye, 1917
Morpho marcus major Lathy, 1905
Morpho marcus marcus Schaller, 1785
Morpho melacheilus Staudinger, 0
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus alexandrovna H. Druce, 1874
Morpho menelaus amathonte (Deyrolle, 1860)⇒ Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus argentiferus Fruhstorfer, 1913
Morpho menelaus assarpai Röber, 1903
Morpho menelaus didius (Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus godarti (plinius E. L..., 1962)⇒ Morpho menelaus godartii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Morpho menelaus godartii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus melacheilus (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Morpho menelaus verae Weber, 1951
Morpho menelaus occidentalis (Felder, 1862)⇒ Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus verae Weber, 1951
Morpho occidentalis Felder, 1862
Morpho ockendeni Rothschild, 1916
Morpho papirius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho patroclus Felder, 1861
Morpho patroclus orestes
Morpho patroclus papirius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho penelope (Weber, 1963)⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823
Morpho perseus (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho phanodemus Hewitson, 1869
Morpho phanodemus phanodela Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho portis Hübner, 1916
Morpho pseudoagamedes Weber, 1944
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho rhetenor cacica Staudinger, 1876
Morpho rhetenor cacuca
Morpho rhetenor columbianus E. Krüger, 1925
Morpho rhetenor deforma P.E.L. Viette, 1960
Morpho rhetenor equatenor Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho rhetenor helena (Staudinger, 1890)⇒ Morpho helena Staudinger, 1890
Morpho rhetenor impunctata O. Michael, 1931
Morpho rhetenor obsoleta P.E.L. Viette, 1960
Morpho rhetenor rhetenor (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850Sulkowsky´s Morpho
Morpho sulkowskyi selenaris Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho sulkowskyi sulkowskyi (Kollar, 1850)⇒ Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850
Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho telemachus foucheri Le Moult, 1926
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho telemachus penelope (E. Weber, 1963)⇒ 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 theseus amphitrion
Morpho theseus inexpectata Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho theseus juturna A. Butler, 1870
Morpho uraneis uraneis
Morpho zephyritis Butler, 1873Zephyritis Morpho
Morppho achilles Linnaeus, 1758
Narope albopunctum Stichel, 1904
Narope anartes Hewitson, 1874
Narope cyllabarus Westwood, 1851
Narope cyllastros syllabus Staudinger, 1887
Narope nesope Hewitson, 1869
Narope panniculus Stichel, 1904
Narope sarastro disyllus (H. Fruhstorfer, 1912)⇒ Narope anartes Hewitson, 1874
Narope syllabus Staudinger, 1887
Narope syllabus syllabus Staudinger, 1887
Opoptera aorsa Latreille & ..., 1824
Opoptera aorsa hilara Stichel, 1901
Opoptera arsippe Hopffer, 1874
Opoptera arsippe arsippe Hopffer, 1874
Opotera aorsa Godart, 1824
Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875
Opsiphanes bogotanus bogotanus Distant, 1875
Opsiphanes boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1849)⇒ Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, 1849
Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758
Opsiphanes cassiae rubigatus Stichel, 1904
Opsiphanes cassiae strophios Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862Split-banded owl butterfly
Opsiphanes cassina notanda Stichel, 1904
Opsiphanes cassina notandus Stichel, 1904
Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818
Opsiphanes invirae agasthenes Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus Stichel, 1904
Opsiphanes invirae intermedius Stichel, 1902
Opsiphanes invirae lamasi
Opsiphanes invirae rectifasciata (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Opsiphanes invirae agasthenes Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes invirae sticheli Röber, 1906Lowland Owl-Butterfly
Opsiphanes mutatus farrago Stichel, 1903
Opsiphanes quiteria Stoll, 1780Scalloped Owlet
Opsiphanes quiteria erebus Röber, 1927
Opsiphanes quiteria quaestor Stichel, 1902
Opsiphanes quiteria quastor
Opsiphanes quiteria quirinalis Staudinger, 1887
Opsiphanes sallei Doubleday, 1849
Opsiphanes sallei kennerleyi Bristow, 1991
Opsiphanes sallei mutatus Stichel, 1901
Opsiphanes tamarindi Felder, 1861Narrow-banded Owl-butterfly
Opsiphanes tamarindi bogotanus (peruanus L.W..., 1916)⇒ Opsiphanes tamarindi incolumis Stichel, 1904
Opsiphanes tamarindi corrosus Stichel, 1904
Opsiphanes tamarindi incolumis Stichel, 1904
Opsiphanes tamarindi incolumnis
Opsiphanes tamarindi latifascia Rothschild, 1916
Opsiphanes tamarindi tamarindi (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Opsiphanes tamarindi xiphos Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes tamarindi xiphos Fruhstorfer, 1907
Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907Zelotes Owl-Butterfly
Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775Cassiope Owlet
Selenophanes cassiope perenensis Bristow, 1982
Selenophanes supremus ditatus Thieme, 1902

Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Peru
TribeBrassolini
Boisduval, 1836
Barkwings and Owl butterflies, Owls
14
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
5
56
Genera
Species

Taxom



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