Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Region Caribe (Colombia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 259
1765
2294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 257
1763
2293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
1698
2190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 153
1354
1812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
406
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
406
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
406
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
317
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
313
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
185
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 104
183 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 6
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Region Caribe
6 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Region Caribe
13 Species | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo brasiliensis Felder, 1862 | Almond-eyed Owl | | Caligo oberthurii Deyrolle, 1872 | | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Caligo uranus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775) | ⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775 | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho rhodopteron Godman & Salvin, 1880 | | | Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850 | Sulkowsky´s Morpho | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Selenophanes josephus Godman & Salvin, 1881 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Region Caribe
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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