Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for Alajuela (Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 406
5708
10065 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 405
5707
10065 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 391
5641
9887 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 279
4962
9059 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
1829
4276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 57
1829
4276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1827
4275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
1321
3340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1275
3278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
305
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 160
392 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 11
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 3
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alajuela
3 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Alajuela
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Antirrhea lindigii Felder, 1862 | | | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Antirrhea pterocopha Salvin & Godman, 1868 | | | Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793 | False Antirrhea | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816 | Deidamia Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho amathonte Deyrolle, 1860 | | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho epistrophus epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | | Morpho granadensis Felder, 1867 | Granada Morpho | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho |
Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Alajuela
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