Checklist for Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
374
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 168
545 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 21
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 8
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
8 Genera with 26 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
26 Species and 18 Subspecies | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879 | Southern Giant Friar | | Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris albimaculata albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | Dusky Friar | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris echeria echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris echeria lobengula Sharpe, 1890 | | | Amauris lecerfi (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris mozarti (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Amauris ochlea ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | 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 chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus chrysippus cratippus Felder, 1860 | | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, , 1779 | Common Tiger | | Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Danaus berenice hermippus | | | Danaus dorippus Klug, 1845 | Dorippus Tiger | | Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819 | Alcathoe Crow | | Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Parantica agleoides C. & R. Felder, 1860 | Dark Glassy Tiger | | Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863 | | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Danaini at itis.gov
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