Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   MORPHO BUTTERFLIES   (MORPHODAE)
Subfamily   MORPHO HECUBA GROUP   (IPHIMEDEIA)
Species 
Common name: MORPHO HERCULES
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA HERCULES
Common name: MORPHO AMPHITRION
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA AMPHITRION
Common name: MORPHO HECUBA
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA HECUBA
Common name: MORPHO WERNERI
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA WERNERI
Common name: MORPHO CISSEIS
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA CISSEIS
Common name: MORPHO PHANODEMUS
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA PHANODEMUS
Common name: MORPHO THESEUS
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA THESEUS
Common name: MORPHO JUSTITIAE
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA JUSTITIAE
Common name: MORPHO TELEMACHUS ORANGE
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA TELEMACHUS METELLUS
Common name:
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA TELEMACHUS SEMIPERSE
Common name: MORPHO TELEMACHUS BLUE
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA TELEMACHUS FOUCHERI
Common name:
Scientific name: IPHIMEDEIA TELEMACHUS EBININA