Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region West Honduras (Honduras)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 273
2504
3363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 273
2504
3363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 263
2463
3284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
2130
2902 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
768
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
768
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
767
1112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
551
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
542
843 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
180
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 98
174 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Honduras
4 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for West Honduras
11 Species and 3 Subspecies | Antirrhea philaretes Felder, 1862 | | | Caligo oedipus Stichel, 1903 | Boomerang Owl | | Caligo prometheus Kollar, 1849 | Giant owl butterfly | | Caligo telamonius C. & R. Felder, 1862 | Giant Owl | | Caligo uranus Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor montezuma (Guenée, 1859) | ⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Opsiphanes cassiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in West Honduras
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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