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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region North-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
3211
5854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3210
5853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
364
3146
5687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2486
4623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
882
1599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
882
1599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
882
1599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
597
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
574
1060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
247
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
111
264
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North-Central Mexico
1 Genera with 5 Species
Morpho Fabricius, 1962Morpho butterfly8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North-Central Mexico
5 Species and 3 Subspecies
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor guerrerensis Le Moult & R..., 1962Common Morpho
Morpho helenor montezuma (Guenée, 1859)⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887
Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850Polyphemus White Morpho
Morpho polyphemus psukhe (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho polyphemus polyphemus Westwood, 1850

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in North-Central Mexico
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov