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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
2851
8903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
2847
8898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
80
2832
8854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
1987
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
1825
6257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
641
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
339
1647
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
16
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
2 Genera with 38 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1873Morpho butterfly93SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
38 Species and 65 Subspecies
Antirrhea phasiana Butler, 1870
Antirrhea phasiane Butler, 1870
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea philoctetes avernus Hopffer, 1874
Antirrhea philoctetes intermedia Salazar, Con..., 1998
Antirrhea philoctetes philaretes (C. & R. Felder, 1862)⇒ Antirrhea philoctetes intermedia Salazar, Con..., 1998
Morpho (Balachowskyna) aurora Westwood, 1851Aurora Morpho
Morpho aurora aureola Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho aurora aurora (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Morpho aurora aureola Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho aurora breyeri R.N. Orfila, 1963
Morpho aurora psychora E. Le Moult ..., 1962
Morpho aurora splendoris Niepelt, 1913
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho achilles agamedes Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles fischeri Weber, 1962
Morpho achilles guaraunos Le Moult, 1925
Morpho achilles leonte (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles patroclus (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles pseudagamedes (andreae E. L..., 1962)⇒ Morpho achilles agamedes Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles vitrea (A. Butler, 1866)⇒ Morpho achilles guaraunos Le Moult, 1925
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho deidamia brundini (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho deidamia deidamia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho deidamia electra (Röber, 1903)⇒ Morpho deidamia guaraura Le Cerf, 1925
Morpho deidamia guaraura Le Cerf, 1925
Morpho deidamia hermione Röber, 1903
Morpho deidamia pyrrhus Staudinger, 1887
Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor achillaena (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Morpho helenor violaceus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Morpho helenor anakreon Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor coelestis A. Butler, 1866
Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor leontius (C. Felder & ..., 1867)⇒ Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925
Morpho helenor marajoensis Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor trojana (belemensis E..., 1962)⇒ Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor tucupita Le Moult, 1925
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho aega Hübner, 1822Aega Morpho
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho aega parva Weber, 1944
Morpho amphitrion Staudinger, 1887
Morpho amphitryon susarion Fruhstorfer, 1913
Morpho catenarius (Perry, 1811)⇒ Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796
Morpho catenarius effigurata Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho cisseis cisseis C. Felder & ..., 1860
Morpho cisseis cisseistricta Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796Epistrophus White Morpho
Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho epistrophus cerulescens (D.A. Larrañaga, 1923)⇒ Morpho epistrophus argentinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho eros Fruhstorfer, 1913
Morpho godarti godarti
Morpho godartii Guérin, 1844
Morpho godartii godartii
Morpho guaraunos Le Moult, 1925
Morpho hector Röber, 1903
Morpho hercules itatiaya (Weber, 1944)⇒ Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823
Morpho iphitus Felder, 1867
Morpho laertes (Drury, 1782)⇒ Prepona rothschildi Le Moult, 1932
Morpho leontius Felder, 1867
Morpho lympharis Butler, 1873Lympharis Morpho
Morpho lympharis eros Staudinger, 1892
Morpho lympharis lympharis A. Butler, 1873
Morpho lympharis nymphalis (E. Le Moult ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho lympharis eros Staudinger, 1892
Morpho lympharis sulkowskyi (ockendeni L...., 1916)⇒ Morpho lympharis eros Staudinger, 1892
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus argentiferus Fruhstorfer, 1913
Morpho menelaus assarpai Röber, 1903
Morpho menelaus didius (Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus godarti (plinius E. L..., 1962)⇒ Morpho menelaus godartii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Morpho menelaus godartii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus zischkai H. Fischer, 1962
Morpho papirius Hopffer, 1874
Morpho patroclus Felder, 1861
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Morpho portis Hübner, 1916
Morpho pseudoagamedes Weber, 1944
Morpho rhetenor columbianus E. Krüger, 1925
Morpho rhetenor equatenor Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho rhetenor rhetenor (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850Sulkowsky´s Morpho
Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho telemachus telemachus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho titei Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho trojana Röber, 1903
Morpho vitrea Butler, 1866
Morpho zephyritis Butler, 1873Zephyritis Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Southern South America
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
35
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov