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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Junin (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
272
2089
2986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
2088
2986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
260
2050
2923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1786
2615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
594
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
594
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
593
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
474
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
468
954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
277
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
168
454
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
10
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Junin
2 Genera with 17 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1873Morpho butterfly16SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Junin
17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Antirrhea philaretes Felder, 1862
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho amphitrion Staudinger, 1887
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho didius Hopffer, 1874Giant Blue Morpho
Morpho helena Staudinger, 1890Helena Blue Morpho
Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823Hercules Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho patroclus Felder, 1861
Morpho patroclus papirius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850Sulkowsky´s Morpho
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho zephyritis Butler, 1873Zephyritis Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Junin
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov