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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
1700
2764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
240
1700
2764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
225
1643
2649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
1291
2215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
469
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
469
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
469
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
394
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
391
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
246
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
142
368
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
7
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Loreto
3 Genera with 16 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 18685SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1862Morpho butterfly14SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Loreto
16 Species and 5 Subspecies
Antirrhea hela Felder, 1862
Antirrhea philaretes Felder, 1862
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea philoctetes murena Staudinger, 1886
Antirrhea taygetina Butler, 1868
Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793False Antirrhea
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho achillaena Hübner, 1816
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796Epistrophus White Morpho
Morpho eugenia Deyrolle, 1860Empress Eugí©nie Morpho
Morpho eugenia uraneis
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus occidentalis (Felder, 1862)⇒ Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho patroclus Felder, 1861
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862

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

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov