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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6839
40833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6828
40819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
93
6769
40648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4660
30106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
29
4176
27427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
8
1156
10831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
570
5038
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs
76
795
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDanaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows
12
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
12 Genera with 69 Species
Amauris Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Anetia Hübner, 1833Neotropical Kings3SpeciesTaxom
Anosia Hübner, 1777Monarch butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Archaeolycorea Martins, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Chirosa Moore, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1923Milkweeds45SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1793Crows22SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 1773Paper butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 18748SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 031SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1861Glassy Tigers5SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1775Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
69 Species and 72 Subspecies
Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798
Anetia briarea Godart, 1819Lesser False Fritillary
Anetia jaegeri Ménétriés, 1832False Fritillary
Anetia thirza Geyer, 1833Cloud-forest Monarch
Anosia candidus Clark, 1941
Anosia eresimus Cramer, 1777
Archaeolycorea ferreirai R. G. Martin..., 1989
Chirosa era (de Nicéville, 1902)⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus eresimus asclepidea F. Bryk, 1937
Danaus eresimus dilucida W. Forbes, 1939
Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943
Danaus eresimus erginus Godman & Salvin, 1897
Danaus eresimus estevana Talbot, 1943
Danaus eresimus gilippus (icensis R.W...., 1954)⇒ Danaus eresimus erginus Godman & Salvin, 1897
Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943Montezuma’s Soldier
Danaus eresimus plexaure Godart, 1819
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 hermippus (C. Felder & ..., 1865)⇒ Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
Danaus gilippus incantatus
Danaus gilippus manuja J.F.G. Eschs..., 1821
Danaus gilippus nivosus Godman & Salvin, 1897
Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863Queen
Danaus gilippus vincedoxici J. Hübner, 1816
Danaus gilippus vincetoxici J. Hübner, 1816
Danaus gilippus wheeleri Talbot, 1943
Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826Monarch
Danaus plexippus nigrippus Haensch, 1909
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910
Danaus affinis gelanor Waterhouse &..., 1914
Danaus affinis rubrica Fruhstorfer, 1907
Danaus archippus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus archippus brasiliensis (J.B. Capronnier, 1874)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus berenice hermippus
Danaus cleophile Godart, 1819Caribbean Queen
Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775Southern Monarch
Danaus erippus larensis (Köhler, 1929)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus gilipus
Danaus gillippus thersippus Bates, 1863Queen butterfly
Danaus menippe (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus plexaure Godart, 1819
Danaus plexipus erippus
Danaus synippe (J. Hübner, 1821)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus vulgaris (D.A. Larrañaga, 1923)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Euploea (Chirosa) era (de Nicéville, 1902)⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895
Euploea spiculifera praxithea (Fruhstorfer, 1904)⇒ Euploea redtenbacheri C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Spotted Crow
Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782Climena Crow
Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea camaralzeman Butler, 1866Blue King Crow
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Euploea core garampiana (Murayama, 1961)⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780
Euploea dufresne nica Fruhstorfer, 1904
Euploea guerini enna Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea hopfferi helia Fruhstorfer, 1904
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Euploea nechos prusias Godman & Salvin, 1888
Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806)⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea nemertes oppia (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Euploea leucostictos oppia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea phaenareta Schaller, 1785Giant Crow
Euploea staudingeri (Kheil, 1884)⇒ Euploea midamus Linnaeus, 1758
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793Double-branded Blue Crow
Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793Dwarf Crow
Idea idea Linnaeus, 1763Linnaeus' Idea
Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834Large Tree Nymph
Idea leuconoe athesis Fruhstorfer, 1911
Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773Tree Nymph
Ideopsis gaura anapis C.Felder & R..., 1861
Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777Gray
Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904
Ideopsis oberthurii Doherty, 1891
Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758Blue Glassy Tiger
Ideopsis vitrea arachosia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Ideopsis vitrea iza Fruhstorfer, 1899
Ideopsis vulgaris Butler, 1874Blue Glassy Tiger
Lycorea brunnea (Riley, 1919)⇒ Lycorea pasinuntia Stoll, 1780
Lycorea ceres (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea cinnamomea Weymer, 1884
Lycorea cledobaea atergatis
Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819Large Tiger
Lycorea cleobaea atergatis Doubleday, 1847
Lycorea cleobaea pales Felder, 1862
Lycorea concolor (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Lycorea pasinuntia Stoll, 1780
Lycorea eva concolor (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Lycorea pasinuntia Stoll, 1780
Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847Tiger Mimic-Queen
Lycorea halia ceres (P. Cramer, 1776)⇒ Lycorea halia transiens Riley, 1919
Lycorea halia cinnamomea Weymer, 1883
Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819)⇒ Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lycorea halia cleobaea-halia (conjuncta J...., 1941)⇒ Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909
Lycorea halia cleobea (bicolor J. P..., 1922)⇒ Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909
Lycorea halia fasciata Haensch, 1909
Lycorea halia halia (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909
Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lycorea halia pieteri G. Lamas, 1978
Lycorea halia transiens Riley, 1919
Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775Clearwing Mimic Queen
Lycorea ilione decolorata Haensch, 1909
Lycorea ilione ilione Cramer, 1775
Lycorea ilione lamirus Latreille, 1817
Lycorea ilione lanassa F.D. Godman ..., 1897
Lycorea ilione phenarete (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Lycorea ilione lamirus Latreille, 1817
Lycorea pasinuntia Stoll, 1780Pasinuntia Mimic Queen
Lycorea pasinuntia concolor Staudinger, 1885
Lycorea pasinuntia pasinuntia
Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782Glassy Blue Tiger
Parantica melaneus swinhoei Moore, 1883
Parantica phyle phyle
Parantica sita Kollar, 1844Chestnut Tiger
Parantica vitrina C. & R. Felder, 1861
Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775Blue Tiger

Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in South America
SubtribeAmaurina
Le Cerf, 1921
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeDanaina
Boisduval, 1833
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuploeina
Moore, 1880
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeItunina
Reuter, 1896
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Danaini at itis.gov