Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species |
| Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species |
| Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 1533
72196 | Genera
Species |
| Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 161
9520 | Genera
Species |
| Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 69
4960 | Genera
Species |
| Subtribe | Danaina
Boisduval, 1833
| 17
1041 | Genera
Species |
| Genus | Andasena
Moore, 1883 ⇒ Euploea
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Anosia
Hübner, 1816 ⇒ Danaus
Monarch butterflies | 242 | Species |
| Genus | Badacara
Moore, 1890 ⇒ Danaus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Bahora
Moore, 1883 ⇒ Danaus
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Chanapa
Moore, 1883 ⇒ Euploea
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Chlorochropsis
Rotschild, 1892 ⇒ Danaus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Danaomorpha
Kremky, 1925 ⇒ Danaus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Danaus
Kluk, 1780 ⇒ Pieris
Milkweeds, Monarchs, Queens, Tiger Milkweed Butterflies | 586 | Species |
| Genus | Diogas
d´Almeida, 1938 ⇒ Danaus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Festivus
Crotch, 1872 ⇒ Danaus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Lintorata
Moore, 1883 ⇒ Danaus
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Nasuma
Moore, 1883 ⇒ Danaus
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Panlymnas
Bryk, 1937 ⇒ Danaus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Phirdana
Moore, 1883 ⇒ Danaus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Tasitia
Moore, 1883 ⇒ Danaus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Tiradelphe
Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Tirumala
Moore, 1880
Blue Tigers | 205 | Species |
