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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Rondonia (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
1787
3164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
1787
3164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1741
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
1352
2591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
631
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
631
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
630
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
403
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
397
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
281
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
144
389
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
12
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rondonia
3 Genera with 10 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1775Morpho butterfly8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rondonia
10 Species
Antirrhea murena Staudinger, 1888
Caerois chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho perseus (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Rondonia
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov