Checklist of Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
for Canary Islands (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 380
2958
6447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
2952
6436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 366
2911
6379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 240
2357
5372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
595
1242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
592
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
592
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
300
561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
266
479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
99
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 40
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Canary Islands
7 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Canary Islands
9 Species and 3 Subspecies | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Greta andromica Hewitson, 1854 | Andromica Clearwing | | Greta umbrana Haensch, 1909 | | | Ithomia cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Ithomia hyala Hewitson, 1855 | Hyala Clearwing | | Pteronymia vestilla Hewitson, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Canary Islands
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