Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
374
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 168
545 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
9 Species and 6 Subspecies | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho aurora pseudocypris Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935 | | | Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872 | | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Selenophanes cassiope caryatis (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Selenophanes cassiope cassiope Cramer, 1775 |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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