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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Tamaulipas (Northeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
343
3044
4418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
342
3043
4418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
326
2972
4291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
2528
3607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
849
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
849
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
848
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
596
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
578
1002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
192
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
81
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamaulipas
1 Genera with 3 Species
Morpho Fabricius, 1862Morpho butterfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamaulipas
3 Species and 2 Subspecies
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor montezuma (Guenée, 1859)⇒ Morpho helenor narcissus Staudinger, 1887
Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850Polyphemus White Morpho
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Tamaulipas
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov