Checklist for Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 77
2035
5452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2029
5435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2014
5363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1285
3443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1173
3171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
253
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 106
227 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape
11 Genera with 17 Species | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliploea Butler, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinia Hübner, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1910 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1895 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oleria Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagyris Boisduval, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
17 Species and 12 Subspecies | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Calliploea pumila melitta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Ceratinia tutia callichroma Staudinger, 1885 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819 | Alcathoe Crow | | Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Napeogenes achaea achaea Hewitson, 1869 | | | Oleria onega lerida Kirby, 1878 | | | Pagyris cymothoe cymothoe Hewitson, 1855 | |
Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Cape
Links, sources and further information Danainae at artfakta.se
Danainae at dyntaxa.se
Danainae at itis.gov
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