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Not to be confused with Morphine.
Morphinae 
Eryphanis automedon (Brassolini) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (unranked): Rhopalocera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Morphinae (disputed) Tribes Amathusiini
Brassolini
Morphini
(but see text)Morphinae is 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.
Contents
Systematics
A Morphinae on dragon fruit.
This group is the subject of intense study and the following classification is subject to modification:
Morphini:
- Antirrhea
- Caerois
- Morpho
This group sometimes includes the monotypic tribe Biini, otherwise placed in the Brassolini.[1]
Amathusiini (sometimes considered a distinct subfamily Amathusiinae)
- 15 genera (see subfamily article)
Brassolini (previously considered a distinct subfamily Brassolinae)
- 18-19 genera, see subfamily article
Footnotes
- ^ E.g. Freitas et al. (2002)
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 094541728.
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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