Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 132
528
782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 132
528
782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 127
518
769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 95
457
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
186
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
186
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
185
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
123
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
122
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
78
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 35
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tobago
3 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Tobago
7 Species and 6 Subspecies | Caligo brasiliensis minor Kaye, 1904 | | | Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 | Forest Blue Mort | | Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cocoa Blue Mort | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907) | ⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Opsiphanes cassina merianae Stichel, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Tobago
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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