Morphinae

Subfamily of butterfly family Nymphalidae

Not to be confused with Morphine.

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[edit]

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:

* Antirrhea
* Caerois
* Morpho

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morphinae.

Wikispecies has information related to Morphinae.

* 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

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q1074615
* Wikispecies: Morphinae
* ITIS: 694081
* NZOR: 84209f38-6ade-4f03-a52f-bf4ab120ad02

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