Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for Belize (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
2638
5093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 314
2638
5093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 295
2582
4993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 195
2139
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
673
1332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
673
1332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
673
1332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
421
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
414
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
259
643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 123
316 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 11
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Belize
2 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for Belize
6 Species and 6 Subspecies | Antirrhea miltiades Fabricius, 1793 | | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides montezuma Guenée, 1859 | | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus luna Butler, 1869 | White Morpho | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho | | Morpho theseus heraldica Niepelt, 1927 | Stub-tailed Morpho | | Morpho theseus justitiae (Salvin & Godman, 1868) | ⇒ Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987 | | Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987 | Stub-tailed Morpho |
Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Belize
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