Checklist for Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833 (Milkweed Butterflies)
and region West USA (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 782
15067
62702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 777
15046
62673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 739
14833
62018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 479
12088
52316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3397
13702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 84
3357
13643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3343
13598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
2194
9086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
2013
7811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
387
1306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 190
591 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarchs | 29
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Danaini
Boisduval, 1833
Milkweed Butterflies, Tigers and Crows | 10
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West USA
10 Genera with 18 Species | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anetia Hübner, 1833 | Neotropical Kings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anosia Hübner, 0 | Monarch butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliploea Butler, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1863 | Milkweeds | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1904 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West USA
18 Species and 18 Subspecies | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Anetia thirza Geyer, 1833 | Cloud-forest Monarch | | Anosia plenippus | | | Calliploea pumila melitta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777 | Soldier | | Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | | Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | Montezuma’s Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus gilippus berenice (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863 | | Danaus gilippus strigosus Bates, 1864 | Striated western queen | | Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863 | Queen | | Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus plexippus pulchra (Strecker, 1900) | ⇒ Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Danaus gillippus Bates, 1863 | | | Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Euploea hopfferi helia Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834 | Large Tree Nymph | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Ideopsis vitrea iza Fruhstorfer, 1899 | | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Lycorea halia halia (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Lycorea halia discreta Haensch, 1909 | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Danaini with occurrences in West USA
Links, sources and further information Danaini at itis.gov
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