Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region East Mexico (Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 462
5926
13362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 460
5923
13359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 437
5821
13086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 287
4875
11299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
2019
4471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
2018
4470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
2015
4465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1433
3375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1363
3238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
360
998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 151
441 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 7
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for East Mexico
3 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for East Mexico
10 Species and 7 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor montezuma (Guenée, 1859) | ⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | | Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874 | | | Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860 | Cisseis Morpho | | Morpho luna Butler, 1869 | | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus selene (E. Le Moult ..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho polyphemus polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | | Morpho polyphemus thoosa (E.A. Smyth, 1903) | ⇒ Morpho polyphemus luna Butler, 1869 | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho | | Morpho theseus justitiae (Salvin & Godman, 1868) | ⇒ Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987 | | Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987 | Stub-tailed Morpho | | Morpho thoosa (Smyth, 1903) | ⇒ Morpho luna Butler, 1869 |
Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in East Mexico
Links, sources and further information Morphini at itis.gov
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