Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Caribbean islands (Caribbean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 649
12089
36507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 645
12074
36476 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 619
11919
36088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 381
9444
29197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 84
3340
9260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 84
3340
9260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3335
9256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
2155
6224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
2012
5856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
493
1622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 219
707 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 9
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Caribbean islands
2 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Caribbean islands
10 Species and 9 Subspecies | Antirrhea miltiades Fabricius, 1793 | | | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907) | ⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Morpho helenor corydon (Guenée, 1859) | ⇒ Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Morpho helenor tobagoensis (trinitas E. ..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides insularis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850 | Sulkowsky´s Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | |
Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Caribbean islands
Links, sources and further information Morphini at itis.gov
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