Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region South Mexico (Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 539
6783
15823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 535
6777
15819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 513
6690
15568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 325
5350
12721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1728
3633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1728
3633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1726
3630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1199
2624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1148
2535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
401
1120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 177
542 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 11
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Mexico
11 Genera with 31 Species | Antirrhea Hübner, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caerois Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1850 | Giant owl butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eryphanis Boisduval, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mielkella Casagrande, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoblepia Casagrande, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1962 | Morpho butterfly | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Narope Doubleday, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opoptera Aurivillius, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1907 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | Pessonia Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Mexico
31 Species and 15 Subspecies | Antirrhea lindigii Felder, 1862 | | | Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo atreus dionysos Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Banded Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 | Forest Blue Mort | | Caligo memnon C. & R. Felder, 1866 | Giant Owl | | Caligo oileus Felder, 1861 | Oileus Giant Owl | | Caligo prometheus Kollar, 1849 | Giant owl butterfly | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Caligo uranus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis aesacus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Double-spotted Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775) | ⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775 | | Mielkella singularis Weymer, 1907 | Singular Owl-Butterfly | | Mimoblepia staudingeri mexicana J. Maza & R...., 1989 | Staudingers Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor montezuma (Guenée, 1859) | ⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | | Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | Common Morpho | | Morpho helenor octavia (H. Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874 | | | Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Common Morpho | | Morpho luna Butler, 1869 | | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus luna Butler, 1869 | White Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho | | Morpho theseus justitiae (Salvin & Godman, 1868) | ⇒ Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987 | | Morpho theseus oaxacensis Le Moult & R..., 1962 | Stub-tailed Morpho | | Narope minor Casagrande, 2002 | Small Owl-Butterfly | | Narope testacea Godman & Salvin, 1878 | Brown Owl-Butterfly | | Opoptera staudingeri mexicana J. Maza & R...., 1989 | Staudinger´s Owl-Butterfly | | Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875 | | | Opsiphanes boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, 1849 | | Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Opsiphanes invirae relucens Fruhstorfer, 1907 | Lowland Owl-Butterfly | | Opsiphanes quiteria Stoll, 1780 | Scalloped Owlet | | Opsiphanes tamarindi Felder, 1861 | Narrow-banded Owl-butterfly | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in South Mexico
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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