Species list, Checklist of Family Danaidae (Milkweed Butterflies) for Oceania (Continents)

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

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	994 29345 172480	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	990 29308 172389	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	930 28885 170923	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	567 22062 142256	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	107 6568 31448	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	105 6528 31361	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	98 6492 31158	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	36 3755 17128	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	30 3262 14459	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	6 636 3227	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 Milkweed Butterflies	2 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Oceania
2 Genera with 5 Species

Salpinx Hubner, 1882		4	Species	Taxom
Stictoploea Butler, 1878		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Oceania
5 Species

Salpinx aenea (Butler, 1882)	⇒ Euploea treitschkei aenea Butler, 1882
Salpinx consanguinea (Butler, 1878)	⇒ Euploea leucostictos iphianassa Butler, 1866
Salpinx swierstrae ab. erima Fr..., 1899
Salpinx viridis (Butler, 1882)	⇒ Euploea treitschkei viridis Butler, 1882
Stictoploea immaculata Butler, 1878

Links, sources and further information

Danaidae at irmng.org