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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3229
6440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
1104
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
1104
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
1103
1872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
762
1324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
716
1265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
273
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
119
269
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Mexico
3 Genera with 4 Species
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1872Morpho butterfly3SpeciesTaxom
Pessonia Le Moult & R..., 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850Polyphemus White Morpho
Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872

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

Taxom

SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Morphini at itis.gov