Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region USA (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1098
25856
148294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1092
25818
148242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 999
25344
146344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 566
19996
121239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 98
5352
26598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 94
5297
26515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 89
5277
26442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
3333
16587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
3035
14002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
628
2717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 302
1263 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 13
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for USA
13 Genera with 36 Species | Antirrhea Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bia Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blepolenis Röber, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolis Fabricius, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caerois Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1862 | Giant owl butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Catoblepia Stichel, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyophthalma Westwood, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastor Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eryphanis Boisduval, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1872 | Morpho butterfly | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1907 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | Pessonia Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for USA
36 Species and 21 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763 | Actorion Owlet | | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Brassolis astyra astyra Godart, 1824 | | | Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Idomeneus Giant Owl | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo illioneus polyxenus (Stichel, 1903) | ⇒ Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | | Caligo oileus Felder, 1861 | Oileus Giant Owl | | Caligo prometheus Kollar, 1849 | Giant owl butterfly | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Catoblepia orgetorix Hewitson, 1870 | Orgetorix Owl butterfly | | Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881 | Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly | | Dasyophthalma rusina rusina Godart, 1824 | | | Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775 | Daring Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis lycomedon Felder, 1862 | Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho achilles patroclus (C. & R. Felder, 1861) | ⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor papirius Hopffer, 1874 | | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho amathonte Deyrolle, 1860 | | | Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887 | | | Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | Epistrophus White Morpho | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935 | | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | White Morpho | | Morpho rhetenor columbianus E. Krüger, 1925 | | | Morpho rhetenor equatenor Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho rhetenor rhetenor (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850 | Sulkowsky´s Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872 | | | Opsiphanes batea Hübner, 1822 | | | Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Opsiphanes bogotanus Distant, 1875 | | | Opsiphanes boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, 1849 | | Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, 1849 | Orange Owl-Butterfly | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes fabricii Boisduval, 1870 | | | Opsiphanes invirae agasthenes Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in USA
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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