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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Heredia (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
4851
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
4849
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
356
4777
8163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
4151
7404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1597
3415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1597
3415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1596
3415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
1174
2700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1129
2650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
282
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
142
329
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
10
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Heredia
3 Genera with 12 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1860Morpho butterfly8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heredia
12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Antirrhea miltiades Fabricius, 1793
Antirrhea philaretes Felder, 1862
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea pterocopha Salvin & Godman, 1868
Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793False Antirrhea
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851Cypris Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860Stub-Tailed Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Heredia
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov