Checklist for Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 261
1735
3079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 260
1733
3077 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 253
1702
3037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 178
1421
2676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
322
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
322
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
322
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
207
317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
198
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
133
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 52
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesser Antilles
5 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Lesser Antilles
7 Species and 4 Subspecies | Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777 | Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus insularis | | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Epityches eupompe Hübner & Geyer, 1832 | | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Mechanitis polymnia doryssus Bates, 1863 | | | Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | |
Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
Links, sources and further information Danainae at artfakta.se
Danainae at dyntaxa.se
Danainae at itis.gov
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