Checklist for Family Danaidae Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region Thursday Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
174
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
174
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 60
157
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
126
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
62
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
62
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
62
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
57
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
56
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
42
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Danaidae
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Thursday Island
1 Genera with 1 Species
Species list for Thursday Island
1 Species
Links, sources and further information Danaidae at irmng.org
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