Checklist for Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
1577
2083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
1577
2083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 194
1508
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 121
1259
1700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
935
1302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
935
1302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
934
1301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
636
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
597
876 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
107
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 47
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Territories
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for New Territories
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Spotted Crow | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Parantica sita Kollar, 1844 | Chestnut Tiger | | Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883) | ⇒ Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775 | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in New Territories
Links, sources and further information Danaini at itis.gov
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