Checklist of Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
675
1624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
618
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
153
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 52
141 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 6
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Namibia
11 Species and 4 Subspecies | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | Dusky Friar | | Amauris lecerfi (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris mozarti (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris psyttalea (Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Calliploea pumila melitta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus aegyptius (Schreber, 1759) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in Namibia
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