Species list, Checklist of Family Danaidae (Milkweed Butterflies) for Nias (North Sumatra, Indonesia)

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Checklist for Family Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region Nias (North Sumatra, Indonesia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	68 309 492	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	68 309 492	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	63 303 486	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	50 286 467	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	18 144 238	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	18 144 238	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	17 143 237	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	14 116 202	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	13 114 199	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	6 94 172	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 Milkweed Butterflies	3 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Nias
3 Genera with 4 Species

Species list for Nias
4 Species and 2 Subspecies

Menama moorei thiemei (Fruhstorfer, 1904)	⇒ Euploea modesta Butler, 1866
Stictoploea convallaria (Thieme, 1904)	⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Trepsichrois mulciber nidana (Fruhstorfer, 1906)	⇒ Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777
Trepsichrois verhuelli (Moore, 1883)	⇒ Euploea mulciber verhuelli Moore, 1883

Links, sources and further information

Danaidae at irmng.org