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Checklist of Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
for California (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
659
9208
32201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
654
9191
32178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
9068
31883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
410
7324
26647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2141
8118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
74
2103
8064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
2093
8033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1317
5077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1188
4281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
279
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
137
348
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs
28
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDanaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
6 Genera with 10 Species
Anosia Hübner, 0Monarch butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliploea Butler, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1863Milkweeds8SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1904Crows2SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 18161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
10 Species and 11 Subspecies
Anosia plenippus
Calliploea pumila melitta Fruhstorfer, 1904
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus gilippus berenice (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863
Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863Queen
Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826Monarch
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus gillippus Bates, 1863
Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895
Euploea hopfferi helia Fruhstorfer, 1904
Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904
Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859
Lycorea halia halia (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909

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


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