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Checklist for Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2160
6273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2017
5902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
494
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
219
709
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs
33
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDanaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows
8
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
8 Genera with 32 Species
Amauris Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Anetia Hübner, 1833Neotropical Kings15SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds27SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1777Crows4SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 0Paper butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 181713SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1879Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
32 Species and 39 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
Anetia thirza Geyer, 1833Cloud-forest Monarch
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
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 grenadinus
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 gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
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
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea conbuom Saito & Inay..., 2006
Euploea hopfferi helia Fruhstorfer, 1904
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Idea idea idea
Ideopsis gaura anapis C.Felder & R..., 1861
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
Tirumala hamata orientalis Semper, 1879

Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in Caribbean
SubtribeAmaurina
Le Cerf, 1921
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeDanaina
Boisduval, 1833
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuploeina
Moore, 1880
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeItunina
Reuter, 1896
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Danaini at itis.gov