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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
3511
8651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
3010
7649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
551
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
551
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
546
1126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
392
880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
357
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
100
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
52
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska
2 Genera with 3 Species
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1822Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
3 Species and 3 Subspecies
Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Morpho achilles patroclus (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Alaska
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov