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Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for La Virgen (Sarapiquí, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
2140
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
2140
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
2122
2620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
1871
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
948
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
948
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
947
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
701
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
677
1217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
163
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
80
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Virgen
3 Genera with 8 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1860Morpho butterfly6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Virgen
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793False Antirrhea
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue 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 La Virgen
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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