Morphinae

Morphinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Morphinae
Tribes
	Amathusiini; Brassolini; Morphini; (but see text)

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.

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):

15 genera, see tribe article

Tribe Brassolini (previously considered a distinct subfamily Brassolinae):

18-19 genera, see tribe article

Tribe Morphini:

References

^ 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)
^ Lamas, G. (Ed.). (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea. Gainesville: Association for Tropical Lepidoptera. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.
^ Morphinae, funet.fr

External links

nearctica.com: Checklist of Nearctic Nymphalidae. Retrieved 2007-JUN-05.
Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Morphinae. Version of 2007-MAR-27. Retrieved 2007-JUN-05.
TOL Note that here the tribes of Morphinae are now tribes of Satyrinae
Neotropical Butterflies Brassolini are treated (ranked) as a subfamily Morphinae

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[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, funet.fr

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