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Checklist for Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
690
11531
53121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
685
11504
53068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
653
11370
52741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8977
44914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3127
14201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3119
14175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
3111
14164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1923
8597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1719
7529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
338
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
145
483
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
2 Genera with 3 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1962Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in West Asia
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov