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Checklist for Subtribe Danaina Boisduval, 1833
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
116
10265
78499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
109
10196
78394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
100
10120
78118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
34
6633
52128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
5892
45561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
8
1347
13918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
638
6258
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs
78
879
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDanaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows
13
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeDanaina
Boisduval, 1833
3
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
3 Genera with 27 Species
Anosia Hübner, 1758Monarch butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1923Milkweeds65SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1775Blue Tigers3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
27 Species and 51 Subspecies
Anosia affinis Fabricius, 1775
Anosia candidus Clark, 1941
Anosia eresimus Cramer, 1777
Anosia gilippus Cramer, 1775
Anosia plenippus
Anosia plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus eresimus asclepidea F. Bryk, 1937
Danaus eresimus dilucida W. Forbes, 1939
Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943
Danaus eresimus erginus Godman & Salvin, 1897
Danaus eresimus estevana Talbot, 1943
Danaus eresimus gilippus (icensis R.W...., 1954)⇒ Danaus eresimus erginus Godman & Salvin, 1897
Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943Montezuma’s Soldier
Danaus eresimus plexaure Godart, 1819
Danaus eresimus tethys Forbes, 1944Soldier
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus gilippus berenice (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863
Danaus gilippus candidus A. Clark, 1941
Danaus gilippus cleothera Godart, 1819Queen
Danaus gilippus gilippus (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Danaus gilippus candidus A. Clark, 1941
Danaus gilippus grenadinus
Danaus gilippus hermippus (C. Felder & ..., 1865)⇒ Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
Danaus gilippus incantatus
Danaus gilippus jamaicensis H. Bates, 1864Queen
Danaus gilippus kaempfferi (A. Hall, 1925)⇒ Danaus gilippus cleothera Godart, 1819
Danaus gilippus manuja J.F.G. Eschs..., 1821
Danaus gilippus nivosus Godman & Salvin, 1897
Danaus gilippus strigosa (H.W. Bates, 1864)⇒ Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863
Danaus gilippus strigosus Bates, 1864Striated western queen
Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863Queen
Danaus gilippus vincedoxici J. Hübner, 1816
Danaus gilippus vincetoxici J. Hübner, 1816
Danaus gilippus wheeleri Talbot, 1943
Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus archippus (J.C. Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus plexippus asclepiadis (J.C. Fabricius, 1938)⇒ Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus plexippus delatorrei
Danaus plexippus insularis
Danaus plexippus leucogyne A. Butler, 1884Monarch
Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826Monarch
Danaus plexippus menippe (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus plexippus nigrippus Haensch, 1909
Danaus plexippus nivosus Gunder, 1927
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus plexippus portoricensis Clark, 1941Monarch
Danaus plexippus pulchra (Strecker, 1900)⇒ Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus plexippus tobagi A. Clark, 1941
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Danaus genutia alexis Waterhouse &..., 1914Orange Tiger
Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910
Danaus affinis gelanor Waterhouse &..., 1914
Danaus affinis rubrica Fruhstorfer, 1907
Danaus archippus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus archippus brasiliensis (J.B. Capronnier, 1874)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus berenice hermippus
Danaus cleophile Godart, 1819Caribbean Queen
Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775Southern Monarch
Danaus erippus larensis (Köhler, 1929)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus gilipus
Danaus gillippus Bates, 1863
Danaus gillippus thersippus Bates, 1863Queen butterfly
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Danaus menippe (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus plexaure Godart, 1819
Danaus plexipus erippus
Danaus synippe (J. Hübner, 1821)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus vulgaris (D.A. Larrañaga, 1923)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Tirumala hamata hamata MacLeay, 1826Blue Tiger
Tirumala hamata orientalis Semper, 1879
Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775Blue Tiger


Links, sources and further information
Danaina at itis.gov