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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region Villavicencio (Meta Department, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
641
1096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
113
641
1096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
105
604
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
523
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
300
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
300
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
300
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
254
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
253
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
201
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
109
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Villavicencio
3 Genera with 10 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1860Morpho butterfly7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Villavicencio
10 Species
Antirrhea philaretes Felder, 1862
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Caerois chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho patroclus Felder, 1861
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860Stub-Tailed Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Villavicencio
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov