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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Cape York Peninsula (Cook Shire, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2019
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2018
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
1957
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1606
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
555
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
363
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
325
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
96
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
36
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape York Peninsula
1 Genera with 1 Species
Morpho Fabricius, 1822Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape York Peninsula
1 Species and 1 Subspecies
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Cape York Peninsula
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov