Checklist of Family Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
for Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 588
9130
32303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 585
9123
32295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 559
8972
31925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 354
7034
26788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2152
6310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2149
6305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2147
6297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1430
4629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1285
4319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
394
1820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Danaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
2 Genera with 4 Species
Species list for Melanesia
4 Species
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