Species list, Checklist of Family Danaidae (Milkweed Butterflies) for Maluku (Indonesia)

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

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	335 2803 6323	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	333 2800 6320	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	318 2744 6236	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	221 2198 5212	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	51 707 1603	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	51 707 1603	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	50 705 1601	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	23 543 1353	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	20 478 1227	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	6 203 699	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 Milkweed Butterflies	2 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Maluku
2 Genera with 5 Species

Salpinx Hubner, 1878		4	Species	Taxom
Stictoploea Butler, 1883		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Maluku
5 Species and 1 Subspecies

Salpinx (Euploea) platenae Staudinger, 1895
Salpinx assimilata bandana (Fruhstorfer, 1904)	⇒ Euploea leucostictos bandaensis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Salpinx bouruana Moore, 1883
Salpinx frigida Butler, 1878
Stictoploea watsoni (Moore, 1883)	⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793

Links, sources and further information

Danaidae at irmng.org