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Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for West Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
946
15016
66085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
941
14995
66029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
840
14662
65289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
480
11684
56765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
87
3158
12241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
86
3153
12214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
81
3137
12171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1971
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1777
5374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
503
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
233
795
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
6
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
2 Genera with 13 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1872Morpho butterfly15SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
13 Species and 7 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Antirrhea taygetina rodwayi A. Hall, 1939
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho deidamia deidamia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Morpho deidamia steinbachi Le Moult & R..., 1962
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho helenor helenor (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Morpho helenor theodorus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho eugenia Deyrolle, 1860Empress Eugí©nie Morpho
Morpho hecuba Linnaeus, 1771Sunset Morpho
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935
Morpho menelaus menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Morpho menelaus terrestris Butler, 1866
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in West Europe
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
11
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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