Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 414
4554
9126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 413
4553
9125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 396
4477
8941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 246
3247
6423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
975
1743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
975
1743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
970
1742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
714
1371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
696
1352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
340
811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 173
445 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 14
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Central Brazil
14 Genera with 44 Species | Antirrhea Hübner, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aponarope Casagrande, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bia Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caerois Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1850 | Giant owl butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Catoblepia Stichel, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dynastor Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eryphanis Boisduval, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1860 | Morpho butterfly | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Narope Doubleday, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opoptera Aurivillius, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1907 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Selenophanes Staudinger, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Central Brazil
44 Species and 17 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Antirrhea watkinsi Rosenberg & ..., 1914 | | | Aponarope sutor Stichel, 1916 | | | Bia actorion Linnaeus, 1763 | Actorion Owlet | | Brassolis sophorae Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut butterfly | | Caerois chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Caligo eurilochus Cramer, 1775 | Forest Blue Mort | | Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Idomeneus Giant Owl | | Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Caligo oileus Felder, 1861 | Oileus Giant Owl | | Caligo teucer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cocoa Blue Mort | | Caligo uranus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly | | Catoblepia amphirhoe Hübner, 1825 | | | Catoblepia berecynthia Cramer, 1777 | | | Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881 | Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly | | Catoblepia xanthus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Dynastor darius Fabricius, 1775 | Daring Owl-Butterfly | | Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Eryphanis polyxena (Meerburgh, 1775) | ⇒ Eryphanis automedon Cramer, 1775 | | Eryphanis reevesii Doubleday, 1849 | | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho achilles leonte (Hübner, 1818) | ⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816 | Deidamia Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor achillaena (Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Morpho helenor violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho helenor burityensis (E. Le Moult ..., 1963) | ⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Morpho helenor helenor (Cramer, 1776) | ⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Morpho helenor leontius (C. Felder & ..., 1867) | ⇒ Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925 | | Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Morpho achillaena Hübner, 1816 | | | Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775 | | Morpho aega Hübner, 1822 | Aega Morpho | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798 | Anaxibia Morpho | | Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | | Morpho diadema Fruhstorfer, 0 | | | Morpho epistrophus laertes (D. Drury, 1782) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho menelaus mattogrossensis (Talbot, 1928) | ⇒ Morpho menelaus coeruleus Perry, 1810 | | Morpho menelaus menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866 | | Morpho portis thamyris Felder, 1865 | | | Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho thamyris Felder, 1867 | Thamyris Morpho | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho | | Narope cyllarus Westwood, 1851 | | | Narope denticulatus Talbot, 1928 | | | Opoptera aorsa Latreille & ..., 1824 | | | Opsiphanes boisduvalii (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Opsiphanes boisduvallii Doubleday, 1849 | | Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, 1818 | | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly | | Selenophanes cassiope Cramer, 1775 | Cassiope Owlet | | Selenophanes cassiope theognis Fruhstorfer, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in West Central Brazil
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