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Checklist for Family Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
713
10688
33073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
709
10675
33062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
674
10520
32717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
419
8235
27490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
85
2850
7879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
83
2847
7874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
81
2838
7851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1600
4145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1371
3545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
281
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDanaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
1 Genera with 1 Species
Salpinx Hubner, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
1 Species
Salpinx viridis (Butler, 1882)⇒ Euploea treitschkei viridis Butler, 1882


Links, sources and further information
Danaidae at irmng.org