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Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1132
30009
212597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1126
29956
212492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1034
29487
210126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
579
23557
175957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6440
37705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6381
37615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
95
6356
37519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4044
23153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
3672
19557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
771
4218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
339
1841
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
17
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
4
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
4 Genera with 21 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1903Morpho butterfly45SpeciesTaxom
Pessonia Le Moult & R..., 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
21 Species and 36 Subspecies
Antirrhea lindigii Felder, 1862
Antirrhea philaretes casta H. Bates, 1865Northern Antirrhea
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea philoctetes casta Bates, 1865Northern Antirrhea
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho achilles octavia Bates, 1864
Morpho achilles patroclus (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor cortone Fruhstorfer, 1913
Morpho helenor guerrerensis Le Moult & R..., 1962Common Morpho
Morpho helenor maculata Röber, 1903
Morpho helenor montezuma (Guenée, 1859)⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887
Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887Common Morpho
Morpho helenor octavia (H. Bates, 1864)⇒ Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor papirius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho helenor peleides (Kollar, 1850)⇒ Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho helenor telamon Röber, 1903
Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925
Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912Common Morpho
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796Epistrophus White Morpho
Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho hyacinthus (Butler, 1866)⇒ Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850
Morpho luna Butler, 1869
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850Polyphemus White Morpho
Morpho polyphemus luna Butler, 1869White Morpho
Morpho polyphemus polyphemus Westwood, 1850White Morpho
Morpho polyphemus psukhe (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho polyphemus polyphemus Westwood, 1850
Morpho polyphemus selene (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho polyphemus polyphemus Westwood, 1850
Morpho polyphemus thoosa (E.A. Smyth, 1903)⇒ Morpho polyphemus luna Butler, 1869
Morpho rhetenor columbianus E. Krüger, 1925
Morpho rhetenor equatenor Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho rhetenor rhetenor (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860Stub-Tailed Morpho
Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872
Morpho theseus heraldica Niepelt, 1927Stub-tailed Morpho
Morpho theseus justitiae (Salvin & Godman, 1868)⇒ Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987
Morpho theseus oaxacensis Le Moult & R..., 1962Stub-tailed Morpho
Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987Stub-tailed Morpho
Morpho thoosa (Smyth, 1903)⇒ Morpho luna Butler, 1869

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in North America
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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