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Checklist for Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2160
6273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2017
5902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
494
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
219
709
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs
33
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
33 Genera with 82 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPT
Aeria Hübner, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Amauris Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Anetia Hübner, 1833Neotropical Kings15SpeciesTaxom
Athyrtis C.Felder & R..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Brevioleria Lamas, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Callithomia Bates, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinia Hübner, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds27SpeciesTaxom
Dircenna Doubleday, 1823Clearwing1SpeciesTaxom
Epityches d´Almeida, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1777Crows4SpeciesTaxom
Eutresis Doubleday, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Godyris Boisduval, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Greta Hemming, 185410SpeciesTaxom
Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hyalyris Boisduval, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hymenitis Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 0Paper butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Ithomia Hübner, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 181713SpeciesTaxom
Mechanitis Fabricius, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Melinaea Hübner, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Oleria Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscada Godman & Salvin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1832Cracker2SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1879Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Tithorea Doubleday, 18588SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
82 Species and 74 Subspecies
Aeria eurimedia Cramer, 1777Banded Tigerwing
Aeria eurimedia agna Godman & Salvin, 1879Banded Tigerwing
Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798
Anetia briarea Godart, 1819Lesser False Fritillary
Anetia briarea briarea Godart, 1819Many-spotted King
Anetia briarea numidia Hübner, 1823Many-spotted King
Anetia briaria
Anetia cubana Salvin, 1869Cuban King
Anetia jaegeri Ménétriés, 1832False Fritillary
Anetia jaegeri cubana Salvin, 1869
Anetia numidia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Anetia briarea Godart, 1819
Anetia numidia briarea Latreille & ..., 1819
Anetia pantherata Martyn, 1779
Anetia pantherata clarescens Hall, 1925
Anetia pantheratus Martyn, 1797False Fritillary
Anetia pantheratus clarescens A. Hall, 1925Great King
Anetia pantheratus pantheratus Martyn, 1797Great King
Anetia thirza Geyer, 1833Cloud-forest Monarch
Athyrtis mechanitis mechanitis (C. Felder & ..., 1862)⇒ Athyrtis mechanitis salvini Srnka, 1884
Brevioleria seba seba Hewitson, 1872
Callithomia lenea siparia Kaye, 1922
Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943
Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943Montezuma’s Soldier
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 jamaicensis H. Bates, 1864Queen
Danaus gilippus kaempfferi (A. Hall, 1925)⇒ Danaus gilippus cleothera Godart, 1819
Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863Queen
Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus delatorrei
Danaus plexippus insularis
Danaus plexippus leucogyne A. Butler, 1884Monarch
Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826Monarch
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus plexippus portoricensis Clark, 1941Monarch
Danaus plexippus tobagi A. Clark, 1941
Danaus cleophile Godart, 1819Caribbean Queen
Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775Southern Monarch
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Dircenna dero Hübner, 1823Dero Clearwing
Epityches eupompe Hübner & Geyer, 1832
Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea conbuom Saito & Inay..., 2006
Euploea hopfferi helia Fruhstorfer, 1904
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Eutresis hypereia theope Godman-&-Salvin, 1877Crisp Tigerwing
Godyris zygia Godman & Salvin, 1877
Greta andromica Hewitson, 1854Andromica Clearwing
Greta andromica trifenestra R. Fox, 1941
Greta cubana Herrich-Schä..., 1862Cuban Clearwing
Greta diaphanus Drury, 1773Antillean Clearwing
Greta diaphanus diaphana (charadra A. ..., 1982)⇒ Greta diaphanus quisqueya Fox, 1963
Greta diaphanus diaphanus Drury, 1773Antillean Clearwing
Greta diaphanus quisqueya Fox, 1963Antillean Clearwing
Greta diaphanus unzerina (J.F.W. Herbst, 1792)⇒ Greta diaphanus diaphanus Drury, 1773
Greta morgane Geyer, 1837Glasswing
Greta oto Hewitson, 1854Glasswing
Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958)⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903
Hyalyris mestra mestra Hopffer, 1874
Hymenitis andromicaBrown and Cream Nymula
Hypoleria andromica (Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Greta andromica Hewitson, 1854
Hypoleria lavinia Hewitson, 1855Lavinia Clearwing
Hypoleria ocalea Doubleday & ..., 1847
Hypothyris euclea Godart, 1819Common Ticlear
Hypothyris euclea euclea (Godart, 1819)⇒ Hypothyris euclea philetaera Hewitson, 1875
Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863)⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909
Hypothyris euclea philetaera Hewitson, 1875
Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867
Hypothyris noinonia bendis Kaye, 1906
Idea idea idea
Ideopsis gaura anapis C.Felder & R..., 1861
Ideopsis hewitsonii Kirsch, 1877Hewitson's Small Tree-nymph
Ideopsis vitrea iza Fruhstorfer, 1899
Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, 1854Agnosia Glasswing
Ithomia agnosia pellucida Weymer, 1875
Ithomia ardea Hewitson, 1855
Ithomia diaphana (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Ithomia drymo Hübner, 1816
Ithomia drymo Hübner, 1816
Ithomia iphianassa Doubleday, 1847
Ithomia lycaste Herrich-Schä..., 1864
Ithomia patilla Hewitson, 1852Guatemalan Glasswing
Ithomia pellucida Weymer, 1875Blue Transparent
Lycorea ceres (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea ceres cleobaea Godart, 1820
Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819Large Tiger
Lycorea demeter (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847Tiger Mimic-Queen
Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819)⇒ Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lycorea halia demeter C. & R. Felder, 1865Tiger Mimic-Queen
Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909
Lycorea halia halia (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909
Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775Clearwing Mimic Queen
Lycorea lamirus (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775
Mechanitis lysimnia Fabricius, 1793Confused Tigerwing
Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, 1856Menapis Tigerwing
Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763
Mechanitis polymnia doryssus Bates, 1863
Mechanitis polymnia kayei Fox, 1967
Melinaea lilis Doubleday, 1847Mimc Tigerwing
Melinaea lilis sola Kaye, 1925
Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763
Napeogenes inachia Hewitson, 1855
Napeogenes pharo gryne R.F. d´Almeida, 1951
Napeogenes rhezia adelphe H. Bates, 1862
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Oleria zelica pagasa H. Druce, 1875Zelica Clearwing
Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876
Pseudoscada diaphanus
Pteronymia alissa Hewitson, 1869Small Rare Blue Transparent
Pteronymia alissa amandes Kaye, 1921
Pteronymia cotytto Guérin, 1844Broad-tipped Clearwing
Pteronymia rufocincta Salvin, 1896West-Mexican Clearwing
Tellervo ishmoides strymon Fruhstorfer, 1911
Tellervo zoilus nedusia Geyer, 1832
Tirumala hamata orientalis Semper, 1879
Tithorea harmonia Cramer, 1777Harmonia Tiger
Tithorea harmonia flavescens (W.F. Kirby, 1889)⇒ Tithorea harmonia megara Godart, 1819
Tithorea harmonia furia Staudinger, 1884
Tithorea harmonia harmonia Cramer, 1777
Tithorea harmonia irene Drury, 1782Harmonia Tigerwing
Tithorea harmonia megara Godart, 1819
Tithorea megara Godart, 1819
Tithorea tarricina Hewitson, 1858Cream-spotted Tigerwing

Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeDanaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows
8
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeIthomiini
Godman & Salvin, 1879
Clearwing Butterflies, Clearwings
24
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTellervini
Fruhstorfer, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Danainae at artfakta.se
Danainae at dyntaxa.se
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