Checklist for Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region West New Guinea (New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
266
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
266
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
265
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
136
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
60
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
59
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
34
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 16
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West New Guinea
5 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for West New Guinea
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775 | Black & White Tiger | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea batesii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Bate's Crow | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea netscheri Snellen, 1889 | White-brand Crow | | Euploea stephensii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Double-branded Blue Crow | | Parantica melusine Grose-Smith, 1894 | | | Protoploea apatela Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | Magpie | | Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in West New Guinea
Links, sources and further information Danaini at itis.gov
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