Checklist for Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
926
1767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 191
926
1767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 187
921
1760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
684
1377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
103
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
103
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
102
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
60
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
57
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
30
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 14
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Samoa
4 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Samoa
11 Species and 8 Subspecies | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea algea schmeltzi Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Euploea eleutho (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii bourkei Poulton, 1924 | | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea schmeltzi schmeltzi | | | Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777 | Gray | | Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala hamata melittula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Tirumala hamata tutuilae Hopkins, 1927 | |
Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in Samoa
Links, sources and further information Danaini at itis.gov
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