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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5451
26051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
5430
25997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
5404
25833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
36
3586
17310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
3206
14977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
666
3826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
298
1861
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
2 Genera with 7 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1872Morpho butterfly6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
7 Species and 7 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887
Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935
Morpho rhetenor chalciope J. Hübner, 1819
Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in East Asia
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov