Morphinae

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Morphinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
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The Morphinae are a subfamily of Nymphalidae butterflies that includes the morphos, the owl butterflies (Caligo), and related lineages. It is either considered a sister group of the Satyrinae, or disassembled and included therein.

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Systematics

This group sometimes includes the monotypic (sub)tribe Biina, otherwise placed in the Brassolini. [1] This group is the subject of intense study and the following classification is subject to modification. [2]

Listed alphabetically by tribe. [3]

Tribe Amathusiini (sometimes considered a distinct subfamily Amathusiinae):

Tribe Brassolini (previously considered a distinct subfamily Brassolinae):

Tribe Morphini:

References

  1. ↑ Freitas, A. V. L., Debra L. Murray, D. L., and Brown, K. S., Jr. 2002. Immatures, natural history and the systematic position of Bia actorion (Nymphalidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 56(3): 117-122, 2 figs. (11 October) (Bia placed in Satyrinae)
  2. ↑ Lamas, G. (Ed.). (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea. Gainesville: Association for Tropical Lepidoptera. ISBN   0-945417-28-4.
  3. ↑ Morphinae Archived 2013-10-13 at the Wayback Machine , funet.fr


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