Checklist for Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3730
13310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3727
13306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3725
13304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2482
9917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2292
9415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
401
2450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 166
1055 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 20
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 5
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
5 Genera with 21 Species
Species list for West Africa
21 Species and 14 Subspecies | Amauris (Amaura) damocles Fabricius, 1793 | Small Monk | | Amauris damocles damocles Fabricius, 1793 | | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris niavius dominicanus Trimen, 1879 | Southern Giant Friar | | Amauris niavius niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris tartarea tartarea Mabille, 1876 | | | Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | Dusky Friar | | Amauris crawshayi Butler, 1897 | | | Amauris crawshayi camerunica Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | | | Amauris dira (Neave, 1904) | ⇒ Amauris hecate Butler, 1866 | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris echeria occidentalis Schmidt, 1921 | | | Amauris egialea Cramer, 1779 | | | Amauris hecate Butler, 1866 | Black Friar | | Amauris inferna Butler, 1871 | | | Amauris lecerfi (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris mozarti (Mabille, 1876) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris psyttalea (Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876 | | Amauris vashti Butler, 1869 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus alcippoides Moore, 1883 | | | Danaus chrysippus alcippus Cramer, 1777 | | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Euploea crameri lanista Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Euploea hopfferi helia Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Tirumala formosa Godman, 1880 | Beautiful Monarch | | Tirumala formosa morgeni Honrath, 1892 | | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in West Africa
Links, sources and further information Danaini at itis.gov
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