Morphinae

Not to be confused with Morphine.

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.

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

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:

• Antirrhea
• Caerois
• Morpho