Checklist of Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 612
8112
20932 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 611
8101
20891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 584
7978
20649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 377
6559
17970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
1916
5172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1910
5155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
1895
5083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1189
3212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1079
2948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
233
606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 98
194 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 10
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 15 Species | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliploea Butler, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinia Hübner, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1910 | Milkweeds | 3 | 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
15 Species and 11 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 plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | 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
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