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Checklist of Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
for Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12550
43797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12547
43788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12412
43330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9697
34650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
3196
9755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
81
3194
9743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
3185
9714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2112
6930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1904
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
286
1146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
122
569
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs
14
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDanaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows
8
173
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
8 Genera with 173 Species
Anosia Hübner, 1779Monarch butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliploea Butler, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1960Milkweeds101SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1883Crows55SpeciesTaxom
Idea Fabricius, 1928Paper butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 185913SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1883Glassy Tigers22SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1874Blue Tigers18SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
173 Species and 50 Subspecies
Anosia chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Anosia genutia Cramer, 1779
Calliploea adyte koxinga (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Euploea tulliolus koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, , 1779Common Tiger
Danaus adnana (Swinhoe, 1917)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus aegyptius Schreber, 1759
Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775Black & White Tiger
Danaus albinus (Lanz, 1896)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus albipars (Talbot, 1943)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus alcippoides Moore, 1883
Danaus alcippus Cramer, 1777
Danaus alexis (Waterhouse &..., 1914)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus americanus (Gunder, 1927)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus amplifascia (Talbot, 1943)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus anomala (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus archippus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus asclepiadis (Gagliardi, 1811)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus auriflave Eecke, 1914
Danaus axantha (Hayward, 1922)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus bandjira (Martin, 1911)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus bataviana (Moore, 1883)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus bipunctata (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus bowringi (Moore, 1883)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus candidata (Hayward, 1922)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus chrysipellus (Strand, 1910)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus clarippus (Weymer, 1884)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus completa (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus connectens (Moulton, 1921)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus conspicua (Butler, 1866)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus cratippus (C. Felder, 1862)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus curassavicae (Fabricius, 1807)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus deficiens (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus disjuncta (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus dorippus Klug, 1845Dorippus Tiger
Danaus duplicata (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus duponti (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775Southern Monarch
Danaus evanescens (Storace, 1949)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus fumosus (Hulst, 1886)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus fuscippus (Eecke, 1915)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus gelderi (Snellen, 1891)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus grynion (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Danaus hanoiensis (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus hypermnestra (Stoneham, 1958)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus impunctata (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus infumata (Aurivillus, 1898)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus intensa (Moore, 1883)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus intermedia (Moore, 1883)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus joannisi (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus kanariensis (Fruhstorfer, 1898)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus klugii Butler, 1886
Danaus kyllene (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus lemeemagdalenae (Lemeé, 1950)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus leucoglene (C. Felder&R...., 1865)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus leucogyne (Butler, 1884)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus liboria Hulstraet, 1931
Danaus limbata (Matsumura, 1929)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus luxurians (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus margarita (Röber, 1926)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus megalippe (Hübner, 1826)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777Black Veined Tiger
Danaus melanippus edmondii Lesson, 1837
Danaus melanippus kotoshonis Matsumura, 1929
Danaus menippe (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus misippiformis (Meuschen, 1781)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus niasicus (Fruhstorfer, 1899)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus nigrippus (Haensch, 1909)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus nipalensis (Moore, 1877)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus nivosus (Gunder, 1927)⇒ Danaus gilippus Cramer, 1775
Danaus obliterata (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus orientis (Aurivillus, 1909)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus ornata (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus partita (Fruhstorfer, 1897)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus portoricensis Clark, 1941
Danaus praealbata (Frorich, 1928)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus pseudopetilea (Kalis, 1933)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus pulchra (Strecker, 1900)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus purpurascens (Tytler, 1939)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus radiata (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus reducta (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus rubra (Eecke, 1915)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus semialbinus (Strand, 1910)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus subpurpurea (Matsumura, 1929)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus subreducta (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus sumatrana (Moore, 1883)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus sumbana (Talbot, 1943)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus telmissus (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus tobagi (Clark, 1941)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus transiens Suffert, 1900
Danaus tuak (Pryer&Cator, 1894)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus tychius (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus uniens (Martin, 1911)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus vigelii (Heylaerts, 1884)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus wetterensis (Fruhstorfer, 1899)⇒ Danaus genutia Cramer, 1779
Danaus witteellus (Overlaet, 1955)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus yuchingkini (Murayama & S..., 1960)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Euploea (Andasena) butra (Staudinger, 1889)⇒ Euploea swainson butra Staudinger, 1889
Euploea (Crastia) kuroiwae (Matsumura, 1906)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Spotted Crow
Euploea althaea (Semper, 1878)⇒ Euploea phaenarete althaea Semper, 1878
Euploea asclepiadis (Fabricius, 1938)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Euploea camaralzeman Butler, 1866Blue King Crow
Euploea camaralzeman cratis Butler, 1866
Euploea camaralzeman formosana Matsumura, 1919
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Euploea core amymone Godart, 1819
Euploea core anymone Godart, 1819
Euploea core godarti Lucas, 1853Violet-Tipped Crow
Euploea core godartii (Lucas, 1853)⇒ Euploea core godarti Lucas, 1853
Euploea curassavicae (Fabricius, 1807)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Euploea dealbata (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea donovani (C. Felder & ..., 1865)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea dufresne swinhoei Wallace & Moore, 1866
Euploea eunice Godart, 1819Blue-banded King Crow
Euploea eunice botelianus Murayama & S..., 1963
Euploea eunice hobsoni Butler, , 1878
Euploea eunice kadu von Eschscholtz, 1821
Euploea eyndhovii C. & R. Felder, 1865Lesser Striped Black Crow
Euploea gaza Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea jadiva (Fruhstorfer, 1911)⇒ Euploea swainson butra Staudinger, 1889
Euploea klugii Moore, 1858Blue Crow
Euploea koxinga (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea leucostictos hobsoni (Butler, 1877)⇒ Euploea eunice hobsoni Butler, , 1878
Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea lucasi (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea mazares (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Euploea tulliolus mazares Moore, 1857
Euploea mazares masakii (Esaki & Nomura, 1937)⇒ Euploea tulliolus monilis Moore, 1883
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Euploea mulciber awayuki (Sugitani, 1932)⇒ Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777
Euploea mulciber barsine Fruhstorfer, 1904
Euploea mulciber dufresne Godart, 1824
Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806)⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea phaenareta Schaller, 1785Giant Crow
Euploea phaenareta juvia – Taiwan o..., 1960
Euploea phaenarete althaea Semper, 1878
Euploea suluana (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea swainson Godart, 1824Swainson's Crow
Euploea swainson butra Staudinger, 1889
Euploea swainsonii (Butler, 1866)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea swinhoei (Wallace & Moore, 1866)⇒ Euploea sylvester swinhoei Wallace & Moore, 1866
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793Double-branded Blue Crow
Euploea sylvester atropurpurea Murayama & S..., 1963
Euploea sylvester laetifica (Butler, 1866)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Euploea sylvester swinhoei Wallace & Moore, 1866
Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793Dwarf Crow
Euploea tulliolus koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908
Euploea tulliolus mazares Moore, 1857
Euploea tulliolus pollita Erichson, 1834
Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea whitei (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea klugii Moore, 1858
Idea idea idea
Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834Large Tree Nymph
Idea leuconoe clara Butler, 1867
Idea leuconoe kwashotoensis Sonan, 1928
Ideopsis aventina (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis chinensis (C. Felder, 1862)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis exprompta (Butler, 1874)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis hyria (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis joannisi (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis juncta (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis juventa tipasa Fruhstorfer, 1911
Ideopsis persimilis (Moore, 1879)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis purpurascens (Tytler, 1939)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758Blue Glassy Tiger
Ideopsis similis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis tragasa (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758
Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859
Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782Glassy Blue Tiger
Parantica aglea maghaba Fruhstorfer, 1909Glassy Tiger
Parantica aglea melanoides Moore, 1883Glassy Tiger
Parantica banksii (Moore, 1883)⇒ Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica erebus (Butler, 1886)⇒ Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica formosanus Matsumura, 1929
Parantica funeralis Butler, 1884
Parantica larissa (C. Felder & ..., 1865)⇒ Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775Chocolate Tiger
Parantica melaneus paculus
Parantica melaneus swinhoei Moore, 1883
Parantica mnasippus (Fruhstorfer, 1911)⇒ Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica orientis (Doherty, 1891)⇒ Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica paculus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775
Parantica panaitius (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica praemacaristus (Fruhstorfer, 1899)⇒ Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica simonides (Fruhstorfer, 1911)⇒ Parantica luzonensis C. Felder & ..., 1863
Parantica sita Kollar, 1844Chestnut Tiger
Parantica sita niphonica Moore, 1883Chestnut Tiger
Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883)⇒ Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775
Tirumala addenda (Dufrane, 1948)⇒ Tirumala septentrionis Butler, 1874
Tirumala choaspes choaspes Butler, 1886
Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826Blue Tiger
Tirumala hamata orientalis Semper, 1879
Tirumala ishimoides sontinus Fruhsorfer, 1911
Tirumala julia (Hulstaert, 1931)⇒ Tirumala septentrionis Butler, 1874
Tirumala limiace Dufrane, 1948
Tirumala limiace disjuncta Dufrane, 1948
Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775Blue Tiger
Tirumala limniace limniace Cramer, 1775Broad Blue Tiger
Tirumala limniace orestilla Fruhstorfer, 1910
Tirumala nocturalis (Murayama, 1958)⇒ Tirumala septentrionis Butler, 1874
Tirumala pandora (Corbet, 1942)⇒ Tirumala septentrionis Butler, 1874
Tirumala seminocturalis Murayama, 1961
Tirumala septentrionis Butler, 1874Dark Blue Tiger
Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis Butler, 1874Dark Blue Tiger
Tirumala septentronis Butler, 1874

Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in Taiwan
SubtribeAmaurina
Le Cerf, 1921
2
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeDanaina
Boisduval, 1833
3
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeEuploeina
Moore, 1880
3
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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