Checklist of Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2212
3737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
2210
3735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
2162
3656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
1743
3045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
752
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
479
826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
434
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
106
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 61
84 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritius
8 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Mauritius
12 Species and 8 Subspecies | Amauris crawshayi Butler, 1897 | | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Amauris phoedon Fabricius, 1798 | Mauritian Friar | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus cratippus Felder, 1860 | | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Euploea desjardinsii Guérin, 1844 | | | Euploea euphon Fabricius, 1798 | Mascarene Crow | | Euploea euphon euphon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | |
Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Mauritius
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