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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Puebla (East Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
2711
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2709
4822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
303
2674
4760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2209
4005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
897
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
897
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
896
1512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
666
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
639
1146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
239
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
113
257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puebla
3 Genera with 5 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1850Morpho butterfly5SpeciesTaxom
Pessonia Le Moult & R..., 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puebla
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850Polyphemus White Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Puebla
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov