Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 401
3514
6584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 400
3513
6582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3451
6458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 243
2759
5315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1200
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1200
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1199
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
790
1587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
770
1561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
262
609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 111
233 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 7
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Morphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
2 Genera with 4 Species
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
4 Species and 7 Subspecies | Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Brown Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho helenor achilles (achilles lac..., 1907) | ⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Morpho helenor corydon (Guenée, 1859) | ⇒ Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Morpho helenor tobagoensis (trinitas E. ..., 1962) | ⇒ Morpho helenor insularis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides insularis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | |
Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
Links, sources and further information Morphini at itis.gov
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