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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
410
4473
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
410
4473
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4419
8865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3607
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1253
2401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1253
2401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1249
2397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
896
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
846
1699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
315
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
154
405
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
13
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
2 Genera with 17 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 0Morpho butterfly30SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
17 Species and 15 Subspecies
Antirrhea archaea Hübner, 1822
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor achillaena (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Morpho helenor violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor trojana (belemensis E..., 1962)⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho aega Hübner, 1822Aega Morpho
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho aega anophthalmus (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798Anaxibia Morpho
Morpho anaxibia calliphon (Fruhstorfer, 1916)⇒ Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798
Morpho anaxibia pelias (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798
Morpho catenarius (Perry, 1811)⇒ Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796
Morpho catenarius catenarius
Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796Epistrophus White Morpho
Morpho epistrophus catenaria (Perry, 1811)⇒ Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho epistrophus catenarius (marmoratao H..., 1907)⇒ Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823Hercules Morpho
Morpho hercules diadema (Fruhstorfer, 1905)⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866
Morpho nestor Cramer, 1775
Morpho patroclus Felder, 1861
Morpho portis Hübner, 1916
Morpho portis thamyris Felder, 1865
Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho thamyris Felder, 1867Thamyris Morpho
Morpho trojana Röber, 1903
Morpho uraneis uraneis

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in South Brazil
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
16
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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