Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Region Amazonia (Colombia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
1313
1972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
1313
1972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 195
1268
1888 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 133
1034
1496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
414
729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
414
729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
414
729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
342
657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
340
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
239
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 129
307 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 9
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Region Amazonia
9 Genera with 29 Species
Species list for Region Amazonia
29 Species and 3 Subspecies | Antirrhea archaea Hübner, 1822 | | | Antirrhea philaretes Felder, 1862 | | | Antirrhea philaretes philaretes C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763 | Actorion Owlet | | Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 | Forest Blue Mort | | Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Idomeneus Giant Owl | | Caligo placidianus Staudinger, 1887 | Placid Giant Owl | | Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777 | | | Catoblepia generosa Stichel, 1901 | | | Catoblepia xanthus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775) | ⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775 | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816 | Deidamia Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860 | Cisseis Morpho | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho hecuba Linnaeus, 1771 | Sunset Morpho | | Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775 | Adonis Morpho | | Morpho marcus intermedia Kaye, 1917 | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850 | Sulkowsky´s Morpho | | Opoptera aorsa Latreille & ..., 1824 | | | Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Opsiphanes quiteria Stoll, 1780 | Scalloped Owlet | | Opsiphanes sallei Doubleday, 1849 | | | Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775 | Cassiope Owlet |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Region Amazonia
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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