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Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3140
6519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
3139
6518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
3036
6199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
2369
5138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
681
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
665
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
263
783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
122
335
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
12
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
3 Genera with 16 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1860Morpho butterfly54SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
16 Species and 43 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Caerois arcesilae (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Caerois chorineus Fabricius, 1775
Caerois chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Caerois chorineus Fabricius, 1775
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho achilles achilles (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho achilles phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho achilles achillessa J. Hübner, 1821
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 phokylides Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
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 achilles (achilles lac..., 1907)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Morpho helenor helenor (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor pindarus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho crameri (Kirby, 1871)⇒ Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860
Morpho leonte (hübneri Le M..., 1933)⇒ Morpho achilles Linnaeus, 1758
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho marcus adonidis (J. Hübner, 1819)⇒ Morpho marcus marcus Schaller, 1785
Morpho marcus adonis (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho marcus intermedia Kaye, 1917
Morpho marcus intermedia Kaye, 1917
Morpho marcus marcus Schaller, 1785
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus coeruleus Perry, 1810
Morpho menelaus julanthiscus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho menelaus menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866
Morpho menelaus nestor C. Linnaeus, 1758
Morpho menelaus punicae J.C. Fabricius, 1938
Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866
Morpho perseus (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho rhetenor andromachus P. Cramer, 1775
Morpho rhetenor chalciope J. Hübner, 1819
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 rhetenoris J. Hübner, 1819
Morpho rhetenor subtusmurina Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho telemachus crameri W.F. Kirby, 1871
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862
Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho telemachus metellus P. Cramer, 1779
Morpho telemachus perseus (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho telemachus telemachus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho telemachus lilianae Le Moult, 1927
Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860Stub-Tailed Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Suriname
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
12
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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