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Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2424
4251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
319
2423
4249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
305
2371
4161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2070
3715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
47
1065
1935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
1065
1935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
47
1065
1935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
714
1386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
697
1365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
232
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
89
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad
2 Genera with 3 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1850Morpho butterfly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
3 Species and 3 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor corydon (Guenée, 1859)⇒ Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho helenor tobagoensis (trinitas E. ..., 1962)⇒ Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Trinidad
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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