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Checklist for Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
550
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
534
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
203
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
77
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs
10
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
10 Genera with 41 Species
Callithomia Bates, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1877Milkweeds9SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1819Crows28SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 1883Paper butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 04SpeciesTaxom
Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1877Glassy Tigers5SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1874Cracker1SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1874Blue Tigers4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
41 Species and 27 Subspecies
Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, , 1779Common Tiger
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Danaus melanippus nesippus Felder, 1862
Danaus nicobarica
Danaus nilgiriensis Moore, 1877
Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Spotted Crow
Euploea midamus chloe Guérin, 1843Blue-Spotted Crow
Euploea midamus roepstorffi Moore, 1883
Euploea (Tronga) crameri Lucas, 1853Spotted Black Crow
Euploea crameri frauenfeldi C. Felder, 1862
Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782Climena Crow
Euploea climena simulatrix Wood-Mason &..., 1881
Euploea andamanensis (Atkinson, 1874)⇒ Euploea core andamanensis Atkinson, 1874
Euploea camorta (Moore, 1877)⇒ Euploea climena Stoll, 1782
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Euploea core andamanensis Atkinson, 1874
Euploea core core Cramer, 1780Common Indian crow
Euploea core scherzeri C. Felder, 1862
Euploea core simulatrix
Euploea esperi (Felder, 1862)⇒ Euploea crameri Lucas, 1853
Euploea ferrari (Tytler, 1939)⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780
Euploea klugii Moore, 1858Blue Crow
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806)⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea novarae (Felder, 1862)⇒ Euploea eunice novarae C. Felder, 1862
Euploea phaenareta drucei (Morishita, 1970)⇒ Euploea phaenarete drucei Moore, 1883
Euploea scherzeri (C.Felder, 1862)⇒ Euploea core scherzeri C. Felder, 1862
Euploea scherzeri camorta
Euploea scherzeri scherzeri
Euploea scherzeri simulatrix
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793Double-branded Blue Crow
Euploea sylvester coreta Godart, 1819Double-branded Black Crow
Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847
Idea agamarschana Felder & Felder, 1865Andaman Tree Nymph
Idea idea idea
Idea jasonia (Westwood, 1848)⇒ Idea iasonia Westwood, 1848
Idea malabarica Moore, 1877Malabar Tree Nymph
Idea malabarica malabarica Moore, 1877
Idea stolli Moore, 1883Common Tree Nymph
Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777Gray
Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758Blue Glassy Tiger
Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859
Ideopsis vulgaris vulgaris
Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876
Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782Glassy Blue Tiger
Parantica aglea aglea Stoll, 1782
Parantica agleoides C. & R. Felder, 1860Dark Glassy Tiger
Parantica agleoides agleoides Felder & Felder, 1860Dark Glassy Tiger
Parantica nilgiriensis Moore, 1877Nilgiri Tiger
Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874
Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775Blue Tiger
Tirumala limniace leopardus Butler, 1866Blue glassy tiger
Tirumala limniace limniace Cramer, 1775Broad Blue Tiger
Tirumala septentrionis Butler, 1874Dark Blue Tiger

Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in South India
TribeDanaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows
6
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeIthomiini
Godman & Salvin, 1879
Clearwing Butterflies, Clearwings
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTellervini
Fruhstorfer, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Danainae at artfakta.se
Danainae at dyntaxa.se
Danainae at itis.gov