Checklist for Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 82
785 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 5
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Nigeria
17 Species and 7 Subspecies | Amauris (Amaura) damocles Fabricius, 1793 | Small Monk | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879 | Southern Giant Friar | | Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | Dusky Friar | | Amauris crawshayi Butler, 1897 | | | Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris echeria occidentalis Schmidt, 1921 | | | Amauris hecate Butler, 1866 | Black Friar | | Amauris inferna Butler, 1871 | | | Amauris lecerfi (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris mozarti (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris psyttalea (Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris vashti Butler, 1869 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus alcippus Cramer, 1777 | | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Tellervo petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | | | Tirumala formosa Godman, 1880 | Beautiful Monarch | | Tirumala formosa morgeni Honrath, 1892 | | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Nigeria
Links, sources and further information Danainae at artfakta.se
Danainae at dyntaxa.se
Danainae at itis.gov
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