Checklist of Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 396
3475
6536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 395
3474
6534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 380
3412
6411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 242
2730
5276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1192
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
784
1580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
764
1554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
262
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 111
233 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 21
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
9 Species and 8 Subspecies | Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777 | Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus gilippus grenadinus | | | Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus leucogyne A. Butler, 1884 | Monarch | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Danaus plexippus tobagi A. Clark, 1941 | | | Euploea algea cissia Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Ideopsis gaura anapis C.Felder & R..., 1861 | | | Lycorea ceres (Cramer, 1776) | ⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819 | | Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819 | Large Tiger | | Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819 | | Tirumala hamata orientalis Semper, 1879 | |
Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
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