Checklist for Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 357
2134
3367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 356
2132
3365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 337
2081
3277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 230
1782
2903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
675
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
675
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
674
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
454
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
412
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
101
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 42
71 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Contra Costa County
6 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Contra Costa County
8 Species and 2 Subspecies | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Greta morgane Geyer, 1837 | Glasswing | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Mechanitis isthmia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904 | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Oleria paula Weymer, 1883 | Paula'S Clearwing |
Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Contra Costa County
Links, sources and further information Danainae at artfakta.se
Danainae at dyntaxa.se
Danainae at itis.gov
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