Danaini

Danaini
"Tiger butterflies" ofgeneraIdeopsis(top),Danaus(lower center/left) andParantica(others)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Danainae
Tribe:	Danaini Boisduval,1833
Diversity
2 subtribes, 11 extant genera

TheDanainiare atribeofbrush-footed butterflies(familyNymphalidae). The tribe'stype genusDanauscontains the well-knownmonarch butterfly(D. plexippus) and is also the type genus of the tribe's subfamily, themilkweed butterflies(Danainae).

The Danaini do not have a fixed colloquial name for the entire tribe, but in particular forsubtribeDanainathe termtiger butterfliesis occasionally used in reference to the numerousspeciesin severalgenera.

Classification

SubtribeDanainaBoisduval, [1833]

• Amauris– clerics
• Danaus– monarchs, queens and tigers
• Ideopsis– glassy tigers, Southeast Asian tree- and wood-nymphs
• Parantica– tigers
• Tiradelphe– Schneider's surprise
• Tirumala– blue tigers

SubtribeEuploeinaMoore, [1880]

• Anetia– anetias and false "fritillaries"
• Euploea– crows
• Idea– tree nymphs, paper butterflies
• Lycorea– mimic queens
• Protoploea– magpie butterfly

Thefossilmilkweed butterflyArchaeolycoreafrom theOligoceneorMioceneTremembé FormationofBrazilis often assigned to this tribe, specifically the Euploeina. Whether this is correct is not entirely certain.

• Examples of butterflies from several genera in tribe Danaini
• 
  Friar,genusAmauris
• 
  Monarch,genusDanaus
• 
  Wood nymph,genusIdeopsis
• 
  Chestnut tiger,genusParantica
• 
  Blue tiger,genusTirumala
• 
  Cloud-forest monarch,genusAnetia
• 
  Striped blue crow,genusEuploea
• 
  Rice paper butterfly,genusIdea
• 
  Tropical milkweed butterfly,genusLycorea

External links

• "Danainae Boisduval, [1833]"at Markku Savela'sLepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Danaini at Tree of Life