Checklist of Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 396
3475
6536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 395
3474
6534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 380
3412
6411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 242
2730
5276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1192
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
784
1580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
764
1554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
262
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 111
233 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 21
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
21 Genera with 30 Species
| Aeria Hübner, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athyrtis C.Felder & R..., 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinia Hübner, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1941 | Milkweeds | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dircenna Doubleday, 1823 | Clearwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalyris Boisduval, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenitis Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1847 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1816 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1967 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1925 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1879 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tithorea Doubleday, 1819 | | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
30 Species and 22 Subspecies | Aeria eurimedia Cramer, 1777 | Banded Tigerwing | | Aeria eurimedia agna Godman & Salvin, 1879 | Banded Tigerwing | | Athyrtis mechanitis mechanitis (C. Felder & ..., 1862) | ⇒ Athyrtis mechanitis salvini Srnka, 1884 | | Callithomia lenea siparia Kaye, 1922 | | | Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777 | Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus gilippus grenadinus | | | Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus leucogyne A. Butler, 1884 | Monarch | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Danaus plexippus tobagi A. Clark, 1941 | | | Dircenna dero Hübner, 1823 | Dero Clearwing | | Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Greta andromica Hewitson, 1854 | Andromica Clearwing | | Greta andromica trifenestra R. Fox, 1941 | | | Hyalyris mestra mestra Hopffer, 1874 | | | Hymenitis andromica | Brown and Cream Nymula | | Hypoleria andromica (Hopffer, 1874) | ⇒ Greta andromica Hewitson, 1854 | | Hypoleria ocalea Doubleday & ..., 1847 | | | Hypothyris euclea Godart, 1819 | Common Ticlear | | Ideopsis gaura anapis C.Felder & R..., 1861 | | | Ithomia agnosia Hewitson, 1854 | Agnosia Glasswing | | Ithomia agnosia pellucida Weymer, 1875 | | | Ithomia drymo Hübner, 1816 | | | Ithomia pellucida Weymer, 1875 | Blue Transparent | | Lycorea ceres (Cramer, 1776) | ⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819 | | Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819 | Large Tiger | | Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819 | | Mechanitis lysimnia Fabricius, 1793 | Confused Tigerwing | | Mechanitis menapis Hewitson, 1856 | Menapis Tigerwing | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Mechanitis polymnia kayei Fox, 1967 | | | Melinaea lilis Doubleday, 1847 | Mimc Tigerwing | | Melinaea lilis sola Kaye, 1925 | | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pteronymia alissa Hewitson, 1869 | Small Rare Blue Transparent | | Pteronymia alissa amandes Kaye, 1921 | | | Tirumala hamata orientalis Semper, 1879 | | | Tithorea harmonia Cramer, 1777 | Harmonia Tiger | | Tithorea harmonia flavescens (W.F. Kirby, 1889) | ⇒ Tithorea harmonia megara Godart, 1819 | | Tithorea harmonia furia Staudinger, 1884 | | | Tithorea harmonia harmonia Cramer, 1777 | | | Tithorea harmonia megara Godart, 1819 | | | Tithorea megara Godart, 1819 | |
Subnodes of Danainae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
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