TAXONOMY AND SPECIES
MORPHIDAE LIST (89 species) and their subspecies. ( formae: see on the page of groups. )
Because this Genus is interesting and beautiful and needs also protection worldwide, I added them to this website.
Most people who love butterflies, will agree with me. ps. Every classification of butterflies is subject
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MORPHIDAE LIST (89 species) and most of their formae...
every classification of butterflies is subject for discussion or needs additional information.
SUBGENUS CYPRITIS
GROUP CYPRIS
M M F F Morpho cypris (Westwood, 1851)
formae: cypris-aphrodite-bugaba-chrysonicus-lelargei
Schausi-liturata-miranda-limonensis-punctigena
M M F F Morpho aphrodite (Le Moult & Real, 1962)
formae: aphrodite
GROUP RHETENOR
M M F F Morpho rhetenor (Westwood, 1851)
Morpho rhetenor rhetenor (Westwood, 1851)
formae: rhetenor-equatenor-anceps-fournierae-paramacas-
integribnasalis-pseudodickeei-pseudorosenbergi-
rosenbergi-subcacica-subrosenbergi-eusebes-
hightoni
M M F F Morpho rhetenor cacica (Staudinger, 1875)
formae: cacica-elata-paradisiaca
M M F F Morpho rhetenor diana
formae: diana-augstinae-columbiana-diana-dickseei-
lesoudieri-rothschildi-sagittigera-persimilis-semicypris-
semirhetenor-talboti-unicolor-vidua
M M F F Morpho rhetenor helena (Staudinger, 1890)
formae: helena-extincta-greardi-septentrinios
SUBGENUS PESSONIA
GROUP POLYPHEMUS
M M F F Morpho polyphemus
formae: polyphemus
M M F F Morpho luna
formae: luna-niveina-subtuscolorata
GROUP CATENARIA
M M F F Morpho catenaria
formae: catenaria-argentina-marmorata-nigrescens
M M F F Morpho laertes
formae: laertes-eutropius-nikolajevna-
coeruleoconfusa-coeruleodentata-cyaneobasalis-argentinus
M M F F Morpho titei
formae: titei-pophyrea
M M F F Morpho iphitus
Formae: iphitus
SUBGENUS GRAESSEIA
GROUP AMATHONTE
M M F F Morpho amathonte
formae: amathonte-ecuadorensis-sachareus-charonia
M M F F Morpho centralis
formae: centralis-ilanalis-seguyi
GROUP MENELAUS
M M F F Morpho menelaus
formae: menelaus-agesilaus-arcufera-aurantioculata-festalielia-
guyanensis-deidamoides-discomicaus-terrestris-geminata-
nakaharai-naponis-nigra-nigroculata-hueberni-aguirensis
oculoplagiata-aculaurantiaca-obsoletina-orinocensis-
menalippe-ovifera-pulchra-pupilata-radiosa-subobsoleta-zischkai
chantalae
M M F F Morpho (menelaus)occidentalis
formae: occendentalis-finiticola-julanthiscus-kruegeri-
menelaoides-sapphirus-solstitialis
M M F F Morpho (menelaus) mattogrossensis
formae: mattogrossensis-aurifera
M M F F Morpho godarti
formae: godarti-alexandra-assarpai-consueta-subtuscinera
M M F F Morpho (godarti) didius
formae: didius
M M F F Morpho meacheilus
formae: melacheilus-alexandrowna-declinaus-nigrocincta
orientis-violaceocincta
M M F F Morpho nestira
formae: nestira-mineiro-tenuinimbata
SUBGENUS SCHWARTZIA
GROUP HECUBA
M M F F Morpho cisseis (Felder, 1860)
formae: cisseis-fumosa-hyperleucus-hyperopthalmus-iricolor-
lilacina-gahua-lunuchus-priameis-cisseistricta-grossensis-
phanodemus
M M F F Morpho hecuba (Linnaeus, 1771)
formae: hecuba-caligo-polyxena-obidona-werneri
M M F F Morpho obidona (Frühstorfer, 1905)
formae:phanodemus-phanodeia-hanostricta-viridifasciata
SUBGENUS IPHIMEDEIA
GROUP HERCULES
M M F F Morpho amphitrion (Staudinger,1887)
formae: amphitrion-susarri-attali-usurita
M M F F Morpho Hercules (Dalman, 1823)
formae: hercules-antarus-diadema-malvina-virida
M M F F Morpho richardus (Frühstorfer, 1908)
formae: richardus
M M F F Morpho staudingeri (Niepelt, 1927) (ssp. of theseus)
GROUP TELEMACHUS
M M F F Morpho Telemachus (Linnaeus, 1758)
formae: telemachus-auroevirescens-bicolor-bilineata-miersi
caius-decellei-dives-ebenina-fauveli-felder-marquei-metellus
foucheri-hypogyna-fusca-impunctata-iphiclus-issaslisi-lilianae
ochropterus-pseudohecuba-pseudotheseis-punrilla-scipio
straeleni-subperseus-subscipio-tiborius-tricolor-viridiaurea
exsusarion-semiperseus-margareta
M M F F Morpho theseus (Deyrolle, 1860)
formae:theseus-fruhstorferi-inexpectata-juturna-regularis-aquarius
aquarius-aratos-gynodela-juturna-oaxensis-regularis-schweizerii
yaritina
M M F F Morpho justitiae
formae: justitiae-aquarius-escalantei-justitiae-oaxacencis-
schweizeri-staudingeri-niepelti
SUBGENUS IPHIXIBIA
M M F F Morpho anaxibia (Esperanza, 1777)
formae: anaxibia-calliphon
SUBGENUS CYTHERITIS
GROUP SULKOWSKYI
M M F F Morpho sulkowskyi (Kollar, 1850)
formae: sulkowskyi-hoppiana-howarti-selenaris-sirene-
dismokoenigi-selenaris-sirene
GROUP LYMPHARIS
M M F F Morpho lympharis
formae: lympharis-caldermanni
M M F F Morpho ockendeni
formae: ockendeni-limbaria
M M F F Morpho stoffeli
formae: stoffeli-felicia
M M F F Morpho eros
formae: eros
M M F F Morpho nymphalis
formae: nymphalis
GROUP RHODOPTERON
M M F F Morpho rhodopteron (Godman & Salvin, 1880)
formae: rhodopteron
M M F F Morpho schultzei (Le Moult & Real, 1962)
formae: schultzei
GROUP PORTIS
M M F F Morpho portis (Hübner, 1806)
formae: portis-kasyi-psyche-vincitis-apocypris-selvensis
M M F F Morpho thamyris (Felder, 1867)
formae: thamyris
GROUP ZEPHYRITIS
M M F F Morpho zephyritis (Butler, 1869)
Formae zephyritis
GROUP AEGA
M M F F Morpho aega (Hübner, 1822)
formae: aega-jordani-praetermixta
GROUP ADONIS
M M F F Morpho adonis (Cramer, 1776)
formae: adonis-cora-major(=hualaga)
M M F F Morpho eugenia (Deyrolle, 1860)
formae: eugenia
M M F F Morpho uraneis (Bates, 1865)
formae: uraneis-zodiaca
M M F F Morpho marcus
formae: marcus
SUBGENUS BALACHOWSKYNA
GROUP AURORA
M M F F Morpho aurora (Westwood, 1847)
formae: aurora-aureola-rhodocrata-transposita-breyeri
M M F F Morpho absolini ( )
formae: absoloni
SUBGENUS MORPHO
GROUP DEIDAMIA
M M F F Morpho deidamia
formae: deidamia-brundini-pepunctata-lecerfi-oxypterus
nigrapex-steinbachi-thiriodi
M M F F Morpho neoptolemus
formae: neoptolemus-amethystina-erica-faroensis-grambergi
guyanensis-opthalmophorus-jason-snamenskii-ortholemus
paralemus-praenestina-schematica-smaragdina
M M F F Morpho electra
formae: electra-guaraura-stenochilus-tenuimarginata
M M F F Morpho thermione
formae: thermione
M M F F Morpho briseis
formae: briseis
GROUP GRANADENSIS
M M F F Morpho granadensis
formae:granadensis-clypeaster-humbolati-polybapta-quitensis
M M F F Morpho lycanor
formae: lycanor-hemerocallis-siphra
GROUP RUGITAENIATA
M M F F Morpho rugitaeniata
formae: rugitaeniata-macrophtalmus
M M F F Morpho micropthalmus
formae: micropthalmus-sirius
M M F F Morpho taboga
formae: taboga
GROUP PELEIDES
M M F F Morpho peleides
formae:peleides-aeroviridis-charapensis-cortone-tucupita-carilensis
matemarginata-imataca-maculata-narbonii-orinoca-limpida
M M F F Morpho montesuma
formae: montesuma-cyanostolus-hondurensis
M M F F Morpho hyacinthus
formae: hyacinthus-carrilensis-crispitaenia-quirigensis
hyacinthoides-leucotaenia-guerrerensis-nicaraguensis
M M F F Morpho octavia
formae: octavia-decima-lichyi-nestiroides-prosonares
septima-suboctavia-zonaras
M M F F Morpho corydon
formae: corydon-anydon-myrmidon
M M F F Morpho marinita
M M F F formae: marinita-hydorina-pastellina-narcissus-jonquilla
Morpho confusa
formae: confusa
GROUP PELEUS
M M F F Morpho peleus
formae: peleus-brisi-gephyra-psukhe-semitucupita-violaceopeleus
M M F F Morpho tobagoensis
formae: tobagoensis-nitens-trinitas
M M F F Morpho parallela
formae: parallela-joiceyi-perspicia-piardi-preponina
GROUP HELENOR
M M F F Morpho helenor
formae: helenor-amazonica-aurantiipuncta-basquini-peleides?
extrema-felipensis-fluviatilis-hannemani-lacremans
libridecem-maloensis-polyophtalmus-voqueensis
theodorus-thetis-fulvoligata-vulcanica-merianae
M M F F Morpho papirius
formae: papirius-blivari-eluta-epimedes-oxapampenis
M M F F Morpho achillaena
formae: achillaena-achilles-anacreon-castrensis-
chapadensis-hansaensis-mytilena-pellana-roeberi
minensis-instincta-spiritualis-violacea
M M F F Morpho coelestis
formae: coelestis
M M F F Morpho trojana
formae: trojana-bahiana-discreta-dulcis-mullea-mystica
oiticicai-pindarus-punctatissima-punctilineata-uberabensis
missiones
M M F F Morpho leontius
formae:leontius-grosesmithi-hopfferi-identata-invelata
lioreti-marajoensis-popilus-poppaea-rectilinea
semiguaraunos-ubtransiens-transiens-urucumenis
mutabilis-perelectrica-teyssandieri
GROUP ACHILLES
M M F F Morpho achilles
formae: achilles-aguiro-andrieuxi-burmeistri-cartowi-
ceresdei-costei-favareli-fulgurata-faivrei-uruguayensis
guines-hervei-hueberni-mourguesi-pabioni-passini-suzannae
M M F F Morpho patroclus
formae: patroclus-girardi-orestes-ulrike
M M F F Morpho pseudogamedes
formae:pseudogamedes-glaisi
M M F F Morpho guaraunos
formae: guaraunos-aboti-arpi-rileyi-subagamedes
virescens-baillyi-bertrandi-insolita-mirei-moriei-bertheti
GROUP VITREA
M M F F Morpho vitrea
formae: vitrea-bourlieri-fransellina-heqvisti-marini-rentschi
reverdini-songo-semileonte
GROUP WERNERI
M M F F Morpho werneri
formae: werneri-boyi-degeni
