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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
1954
4896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
69
1954
4896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1950
4892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
1145
2822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1031
2423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
248
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
120
240
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
3 Genera with 3 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1782Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Florida
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov