Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)

Spiegelfleck-Dickkopffalter Large Chequered Skipper

Synonyms and other combinations:

Papilio morpheus Pallas, 1771 [original combination] | Papilio speculum Rottemburg, 1775 | Papilio steropes Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | Papilio aracinthus Fabricius, 1777 |

  • Heteropterus morpheus 11386
    Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)  Spiegelfleck-Dickkopffalter   Large Chequered Skipper 
    Heteropterus morpheus
    DE, SN, Moritzburger Wald, Frauenteich; 2014-07-26 12:57:34
    Image number: 11386, © Steffen Hintersaß

    DE, SN, Moritzburger Wald, Frauenteich
    2014-07-26 12:57:34

Classification:
Heteropterus morpheus belongs to the subfamily Heteropterinae, tribe Heteropterini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums