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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Morphinae |
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Systematics
editThis 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
edit- ^ 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
editWikimedia 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
