Checklist for Subfamily Morphinae Newman, 1834 (Morphos)
and region West USA (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 782
15067
62702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 777
15046
62673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 739
14833
62018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 479
12088
52316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3397
13702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 84
3357
13643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3343
13598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
2194
9086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
2013
7811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
387
1306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 190
591 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 8
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West USA
8 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for West USA
17 Species and 10 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Caligo atreus Kollar, 1850 | Atreus Owl | | Caligo illioneus polyxenus (Stichel, 1903) | ⇒ Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | | Caligo oileus Felder, 1861 | Oileus Giant Owl | | Caligo prometheus Kollar, 1849 | Giant owl butterfly | | Catoblepia xanthicles Godman & Salvin, 1881 | Xanthicles Owl-Butterfly | | Dasyophthalma rusina rusina Godart, 1824 | | | Morpho achilles patroclus (C. & R. Felder, 1861) | ⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872 | | | Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862 | Split-banded owl butterfly | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly |
Subnodes of Morphinae with occurrences in West USA
Links, sources and further information Morphinae at itis.gov
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