Checklist of Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
1354
4084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
944
3149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
898
3067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
207
1237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 75
538 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 5
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
5 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Ghana
14 Species and 5 Subspecies | Amauris (Amaura) damocles Fabricius, 1793 | Small Monk | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris niavius niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | Dusky Friar | | Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | | | Amauris dira (Neave, 1904) | ⇒ Amauris hecate Butler, 1866 | | Amauris hecate Butler, 1866 | Black Friar | | Amauris lecerfi (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris mozarti (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris psyttalea (Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus alcippus Cramer, 1777 | | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Pagyris cymothoe cymothoe Hewitson, 1855 | | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Ghana
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