Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Southwest Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 500
5821
13599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 496
5815
13595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 474
5736
13377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
4589
10958 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1382
2943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1382
2943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1380
2940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
983
2182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
942
2105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
383
1044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 171
513 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 10
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southwest Mexico
3 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Southwest Mexico
8 Species and 10 Subspecies | Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor montezuma (Guenée, 1859) | ⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | | Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887 | Common Morpho | | Morpho helenor octavia (H. Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho helenor popilius Hopffer, 1874 | | | Morpho helenor zonaras Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Common Morpho | | Morpho luna Butler, 1869 | | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850 | Polyphemus White Morpho | | Morpho polyphemus luna Butler, 1869 | White Morpho | | Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860 | Stub-Tailed Morpho | | Morpho theseus justitiae (Salvin & Godman, 1868) | ⇒ Morpho theseus schweizeri R. F. Maza, 1987 | | Morpho theseus oaxacensis Le Moult & R..., 1962 | Stub-tailed Morpho |
Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
Links, sources and further information Morphini at itis.gov
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