Checklist for Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833 (Danaids)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3730
13310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3727
13306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3725
13304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2482
9917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2292
9415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
401
2450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 166
1055 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 20
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
20 Genera with 44 Species | Amauris Hübner, 1869 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinia Hübner, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dircenna Doubleday, 1865 | Clearwing | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1904 | Crows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Godyris Boisduval, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1971 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oleria Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagyris Boisduval, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1847 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
44 Species and 25 Subspecies | Amauris (Amaura) damocles Fabricius, 1793 | Small Monk | | Amauris damocles damocles Fabricius, 1793 | | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879 | Southern Giant Friar | | Amauris niavius niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris tartarea tartarea Mabille, 1876 | | | Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | Dusky Friar | | Amauris crawshayi Butler, 1897 | | | Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | | | Amauris dira (Neave, 1904) | ⇒ Amauris hecate Butler, 1866 | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris echeria occidentalis Schmidt, 1921 | | | Amauris egialea Cramer, 1779 | | | 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 | | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Ceratinia tutia callichroma Staudinger, 1885 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus alcippoides Moore, 1883 | | | Danaus chrysippus alcippus Cramer, 1777 | | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dircenna jemina Geyer, 1837 | Jemina Clearwing | | Dircenna klugii Geyer & Hübner, 1837 | Klug's clearwing | | Dircenna olyras Felder & Felder, 1865 | Olyras Clearwing | | Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Euploea crameri lanista Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Euploea hopfferi helia Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Godyris zavaleta Hewitson, 1854 | Variegated Clearwing | | Greta morgane Geyer, 1837 | Glasswing | | Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958) | ⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903 | | Hypoleria coenina Hewitson, 1872 | | | Hypothyris euclea euclea (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea philetaera Hewitson, 1875 | | Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909 | | Hypothyris fluonia herbita (G. Weymer, 1899) | ⇒ Hypothyris fluonia hygia Godman, 1899 | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Hypothyris zeros Fox & Real, 1971 | | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Ithomia heraldica Bates, 1866 | Heraldica Clearwing | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Ithomia patilla Hewitson, 1852 | Guatemalan Glasswing | | Mechanitis lysimnia solaria Forbes, 1948 | | | Melinaea egina (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Melinaea ludovica Cramer, 1780 | | Melinaea lilis Doubleday, 1847 | Mimc Tigerwing | | Napeogenes rhezia adelphe H. Bates, 1862 | | | Oleria vicina Salvin, 1869 | Vicina Clearwing | | Pagyris cymothoe cymothoe Hewitson, 1855 | | | 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 West Africa
Links, sources and further information Danainae at artfakta.se
Danainae at dyntaxa.se
Danainae at itis.gov
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