Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 409
4318
8069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 409
4318
8069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
4274
7996 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 254
3393
6431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
1050
2092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 57
1050
2092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1047
2087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
748
1569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
712
1519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
359
1010 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 165
476 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 13
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 2
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rio de Janeiro
2 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for Rio de Janeiro
18 Species and 12 Subspecies | Antirrhea archaea Hübner, 1822 | | | Antirrhea hela Felder, 1862 | | | Antirrhea watkinsi Rosenberg & ..., 1914 | | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor achilloena benkoi R.F. ..., 1923 | | | Morpho helenor leontius (C. Felder & ..., 1867) | ⇒ Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925 | | Morpho achillaena Hübner, 1816 | | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Morpho aega pseudocypris (Fruhstorfer, 1907) | ⇒ Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798 | Anaxibia Morpho | | Morpho athena Oter, 1966 | | | Morpho catenarius (Perry, 1811) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | Epistrophus White Morpho | | Morpho epistrophus epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | | Morpho epistrophus laertes (D. Drury, 1782) | ⇒ Morpho epistrophus epistrophus Fabricius, 1796 | | Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | Hercules Morpho | | Morpho hercules itatiaya (Weber, 1944) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho irideus (J. Zikán, 1935) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho laertes (Drury, 1782) | ⇒ Prepona rothschildi Le Moult, 1932 | | Morpho malvina (Le Moult & R..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823 | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho menelaus menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866 | | Morpho menelaus nestira (Hübner, 1818) | ⇒ Morpho menelaus coeruleus Perry, 1810 | | Morpho portis Hübner, 1916 | | | Morpho portis sidera (Fruhstorfer, 1907) | ⇒ Morpho portis portis Hübner, 1821 | | Morpho portis thomasi (E. Le Moult ..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho portis portis Hübner, 1821 | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | |
Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
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