Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Central Mexico (Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 469
5254
11068 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 468
5253
11067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 447
5167
10846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 288
4147
8799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
1402
2664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
1402
2664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1401
2664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
967
1863 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
918
1808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
301
732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 133
332 | 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
Links, sources and further information Morphini at itis.gov
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