Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for Central Mexico (Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
4756
10201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 457
4755
10200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 436
4671
9982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 280
3692
8050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 59
1227
2340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 59
1227
2340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1226
2340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
853
1636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
808
1586 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
289
701 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 125
312 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 7
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central Mexico
3 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for Central Mexico
6 Species and 4 Subspecies | Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor guerrerensis Le Moult & R..., 1962 | Common Morpho | | Morpho helenor montezuma (Guenée, 1859) | ⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | | Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus psukhe (E. Le Moult ..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho polyphemus polyphemus Westwood, 1850 |
Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Central Mexico
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