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Checklist for Family Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
146
21770
211450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
134
21590
211034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
123
21455
210065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
44
13274
133988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
37
11734
117521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
9
2109
30020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDanaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies
7
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
7 Genera with 54 Species
Adigama Moore, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Menama Moore, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Pigritina Hedicke, 04SpeciesTaxom
Radena Moore, 01SpeciesTaxom
Salpinx Hubner, 188326SpeciesTaxom
Stictoploea Butler, 188313SpeciesTaxom
Trepsichrois Hubner, 18837SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
54 Species and 18 Subspecies
Adigama claudina (Staudinger, 1889)⇒ Euploea camaralzeman claudina Staudinger, 1889
Adigama wallacei faunia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Menama deheeri lamos (Fruhstorfer, 1904)⇒ Euploea modesta lamos Fruhstorfer, 1904
Menama deheeri salinator (Fruhstorfer, 1904)⇒ Euploea modesta salinator Fruhstorfer, 1904
Menama lorzae (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea modesta lorzae Moore, 1883
Menama moorei thiemei (Fruhstorfer, 1904)⇒ Euploea modesta Butler, 1866
Menama mouhotii Moore, 1883
Menama suavissima (Fruhstorfer, 1897)⇒ Euploea modesta suavissima Fruhstorfer, 1897
Menama tavoyana (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea modesta modesta Morishita, 1970
Pigritina adasa
Pigritina adasa adasa
Pigritina aureliana
Pigritina sarepta cidonia
Radena juventa sitah
Salpinx adyte koxinga (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Euploea tulliolus koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908
Salpinx (Calliploea) sumbana (Doherty, 1891)⇒ Euploea tulliolus sumbana Doherty, 1891
Salpinx (Euploea) platenae Staudinger, 1895
Salpinx aenea (Butler, 1882)⇒ Euploea treitschkei aenea Butler, 1882
Salpinx assimilata bandana (Fruhstorfer, 1904)⇒ Euploea leucostictos bandaensis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Salpinx bouruana Moore, 1883
Salpinx brandti Moore, 1883
Salpinx consanguinea (Butler, 1878)⇒ Euploea leucostictos iphianassa Butler, 1866
Salpinx frigida Butler, 1878
Salpinx gamelia (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Euploea gamelia Hübner, 1823
Salpinx hobsoni (Butler, 1877)⇒ Euploea eunice hobsoni Butler, , 1878
Salpinx lazulina (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea eunice Godart, 1819
Salpinx leucogonis (Butler, 1879)⇒ Euploea eunice leucogonis Butler, 1879
Salpinx leucostictos botelianus (Murayama & S..., 1963)⇒ Euploea eunice Godart, 1819
Salpinx leucostictos coelestis (Fruhstorfer, 1902)⇒ Euploea eunice coelestis Fruhstorfer, 1902
Salpinx leucostictos syra (Fruhstorfer, 1902)⇒ Euploea eunice syra Fruhstorfer, 1902
Salpinx leucostictos tisais (Fruhstorfer, 1902)⇒ Euploea eunice tisais Fruhstorfer, 1902
Salpinx masoni Moore, 1878
Salpinx meizon (Doherty, 1891)⇒ Euploea eunice meizon Doherty, 1891
Salpinx minorata (Moore, 1878)⇒ Euploea klugii minorata Moore, 1878
Salpinx miraculosa (Fruhstorfer, 1902)⇒ Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793
Salpinx negleyana (Holland, 1887)⇒ Euploea klugii Moore, 1858
Salpinx oculata (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea leucostictos oculata Moore, 1883
Salpinx swierstrae ab. erima Fr..., 1899
Salpinx viridis (Butler, 1882)⇒ Euploea treitschkei viridis Butler, 1882
Salpinx weberi Moore, 1883
Stictoploea binotata (Butler, 1878)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Stictoploea convallaria (Thieme, 1904)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Stictoploea crowleyi (Moore, 1890)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Stictoploea dufresnei bazilana (Fruhstorfer, 1900)⇒ Euploea mulciber bazilana Fruhstorfer, 1900
Stictoploea dufresnei dotata (Fruhstorfer, 1900)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Stictoploea immaculata Butler, 1878
Stictoploea inconspicua Butler, 1878
Stictoploea lacordairei (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Stictoploea melander (Grose-Smith, 1897)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Stictoploea melolo (Doherty, 1891)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Stictoploea rogeri dilina (Fruhstorfer, 1902)⇒ Euploea sylvester timora Fruhstorfer, 1898
Stictoploea tyrianthina (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea sylvester tyrianthina Moore, 1883
Stictoploea watsoni (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Trepsichrois diocletia (Geyer, 1828)⇒ Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777
Trepsichrois kochi (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea mulciber kochi Noore, 1883
Trepsichrois midamus paupera (Staudinger, 1889)⇒ Euploea mulciber paupera Staudinger, 1889
Trepsichrois mindanaoensis (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea mulciber mindanensis Staudinger, 1885
Trepsichrois mulciber nidana (Fruhstorfer, 1906)⇒ Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777
Trepsichrois verhuelli (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea mulciber verhuelli Moore, 1883
Trepsichrois visaya (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea mulciber visaya Moore, 1883


Links, sources and further information
Danaidae at irmng.org