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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Valle La Estrella (Limon, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
2471
2907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
2471
2907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
2452
2882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
181
2135
2580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
811
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
811
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
811
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
602
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
590
1003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
131
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
67
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Valle La Estrella
3 Genera with 6 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1862Morpho butterfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valle La Estrella
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Caerois gerdrudtus Fabricius, 1793False Antirrhea
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho telemachus iphiclus C. Felder & ..., 1862

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Valle La Estrella
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov