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Checklist of Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
for Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
617
10225
29511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
613
10210
29482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
589
10089
29196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
367
7999
23420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
2683
7084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
2683
7084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
2680
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1728
4688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1620
4392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
373
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
180
521
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs
25
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDanaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows
7
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antilles
7 Genera with 25 Species
Amauris Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Anetia Hübner, 1797Neotropical Kings14SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1775Milkweeds22SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1904Crows3SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 0Paper butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 181714SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
25 Species and 35 Subspecies
Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798
Anetia briarea Godart, 1819Lesser False Fritillary
Anetia briarea briarea Godart, 1819Many-spotted King
Anetia briarea numidia Hübner, 1823Many-spotted King
Anetia briaria
Anetia cubana Salvin, 1869Cuban King
Anetia jaegeri Ménétriés, 1832False Fritillary
Anetia jaegeri cubana Salvin, 1869
Anetia numidia (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Anetia briarea Godart, 1819
Anetia numidia briarea Latreille & ..., 1819
Anetia pantherata Martyn, 1779
Anetia pantherata clarescens Hall, 1925
Anetia pantheratus Martyn, 1797False Fritillary
Anetia pantheratus clarescens A. Hall, 1925Great King
Anetia pantheratus pantheratus Martyn, 1797Great King
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943
Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943Montezuma’s Soldier
Danaus eresimus tethys Forbes, 1944Soldier
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus gilippus berenice (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863
Danaus gilippus candidus A. Clark, 1941
Danaus gilippus cleothera Godart, 1819Queen
Danaus gilippus gilippus (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Danaus gilippus candidus A. Clark, 1941
Danaus gilippus jamaicensis H. Bates, 1864Queen
Danaus gilippus kaempfferi (A. Hall, 1925)⇒ Danaus gilippus cleothera Godart, 1819
Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863Queen
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus delatorrei
Danaus plexippus insularis
Danaus plexippus leucogyne A. Butler, 1884Monarch
Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826Monarch
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus plexippus portoricensis Clark, 1941Monarch
Danaus plexippus tobagi A. Clark, 1941
Danaus cleophile Godart, 1819Caribbean Queen
Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775Southern Monarch
Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea conbuom Saito & Inay..., 2006
Euploea hopfferi helia Fruhstorfer, 1904
Idea idea idea
Ideopsis hewitsonii Kirsch, 1877Hewitson's Small Tree-nymph
Ideopsis vitrea iza Fruhstorfer, 1899
Lycorea ceres (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea ceres cleobaea Godart, 1820
Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819Large Tiger
Lycorea demeter (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847Tiger Mimic-Queen
Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819)⇒ Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lycorea halia demeter C. & R. Felder, 1865Tiger Mimic-Queen
Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909
Lycorea halia halia (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909
Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775Clearwing Mimic Queen
Lycorea lamirus (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775

Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in Antilles
SubtribeAmaurina
Le Cerf, 1921
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeDanaina
Boisduval, 1833
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeEuploeina
Moore, 1880
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeItunina
Reuter, 1896
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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