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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Caldas Department (Region Andina, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
192
806
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
806
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
175
738
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
660
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
266
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
266
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
266
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
230
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
229
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
201
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
96
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caldas Department
3 Genera with 9 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1860Morpho butterfly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caldas Department
9 Species
Antirrhea geryon Felder, 1862
Antirrhea miltiades Fabricius, 1793
Antirrhea tomasia Butler, 1875
Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793False Antirrhea
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851Cypris Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850Sulkowsky´s Morpho
Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860Stub-Tailed Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Caldas Department
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov