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Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
813
19583
105188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
19565
105157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
772
19296
104203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
468
14108
82448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
4991
20235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
87
4985
20224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
84
4963
20009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
3212
13159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2896
11953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
651
3253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
284
1361
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
2 Genera with 5 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1819Morpho butterfly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
5 Species and 4 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea philoctetes morna (J.C. Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Morpho aurora pseudocypris Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Morpho montezuma Guenée, 1859
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho rhetenor chalciope J. Hübner, 1819

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in South Asia
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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