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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Northeast Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
489
6412
11213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
488
6411
11212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
6313
10970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
310
5083
8921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
1624
3115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
65
1623
3114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1621
3111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1206
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1164
2459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
421
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
222
544
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
10
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
1
12
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Argentina
1 Genera with 12 Species
Morpho Fabricius, 1903Morpho butterfly12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Argentina
12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho aega Hübner, 1822Aega Morpho
Morpho catenarius (Perry, 1811)⇒ Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796
Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796Epistrophus White Morpho
Morpho hercules itatiaya (Weber, 1944)⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823
Morpho iphitus Felder, 1867
Morpho laertes (Drury, 1782)⇒ Prepona rothschildi Le Moult, 1932
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho thamyris Felder, 1867Thamyris Morpho
Morpho titei Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho trojana Röber, 1903

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Northeast Argentina
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov