Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region Tortuguero Plains (Limon, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 236
2586
3315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 235
2585
3315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 230
2560
3273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 167
2232
2971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
935
1589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
935
1589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
935
1589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
665
1227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
647
1212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
104
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 54
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tortuguero Plains
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Tortuguero Plains
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793 | False Antirrhea | | Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 | Forest Blue Mort | | Caligo oedipus Stichel, 1903 | Boomerang Owl | | Catoblepia orgetorix Hewitson, 1870 | Orgetorix Owl butterfly | | Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881 | Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in Tortuguero Plains
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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