The Danaini are a

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brush-footed butterflies The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...

(

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Nymphalidae). The tribe's

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...

Danaus In Greek mythology, Danaus (, ; grc, Δαναός ''Danaós'') was the king of Libya. His myth is a foundation legend of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus. In Homer's ''Iliad'', "Danaans" ("tribe of Danaus") and " ...

'' contains the well-known

monarch butterfly The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (''Danaus plexippus'') is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. It ...

(''D. plexippus'') and is also the type genus of the tribe's subfamily, the

milkweed butterflies Danainae is a subfamily of the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. It includes the Daniadae, or milkweed butterflies, who lay their eggs on various milkweeds on which their larvae (caterpillars) feed, as well as the clearwing butte ...

(Danainae). The Danaini do not have a fixed colloquial name for the entire tribe, but in particular for

subtribe Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plant ...

Danaina The Danaini are a tribe (biology), tribe of brush-footed butterflies (family (biology), family Nymphalidae). The tribe's type genus ''Danaus (genus), Danaus'' contains the well-known monarch butterfly (''D. plexippus'') and is also the type genus ...

the term tiger butterflies is occasionally used in reference to the numerous

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in several

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Classification

Subtribe Danaina Boisduval,

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Amauris ''Amauris'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies in the Danainae subfamily. ''Amauris niavius niavius'', ''Amauris echeria jacksoni'', and ''Amauris dominicanus'' are mimicked by ''Papilio dardanus'' females. Other mimics of ''Amauris'' are found ...

'' – clerics * ''

'' – monarchs, queens and tigers * ''

Ideopsis ''Ideopsis'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies in the subfamily Danainae found in South-east Asia. Species Listed alphabetically: *'' Ideopsis gaura'' (Horsfield, 829 – smaller wood nymph *'' Ideopsis hewitsonii'' Kirsch, 1877 – Hewitson' ...

'' – glassy tigers, Southeast Asian tree- and wood-nymphs * ''

Parantica ''Parantica'', commonly called tigers, is an Old World genus of butterflies in subfamily Danainae of family Nymphalidae. They are found in southeastern Asia, Indonesia, Papua-New Guinea, and the Philippines. Many of these species are endemic to i ...

'' – tigers * ''

Tiradelphe Schneider's surprise (''Tiradelphe schneideri'') is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is monotypic within the genus ''Tiradelphe''. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country c ...

'' – Schneider's surprise * ''

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'' – blue tigers Subtribe Euploeina Moore,

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Anetia ''Anetia'' is a Neotropical genus of nymphalid butterflies in the Danainae subfamily. Species * Lesser false fritillary (''Anetia briarea'') * Salvin's anetia (''Anetia cubana'') * Jaeger's anetia (''Anetia jaegeri'') * False fritillary (' ...

'' – anetias and false " fritillaries" * ''

Euploea ''Euploea'' is a genus of milkweed butterflies. The species are generally dark in coloration, often quite blackish, for which reason they are commonly called crows. As usual for their subfamily, they are poisonous due to feeding on milkweeds and ...

'' – crows * ''

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'' – tree nymphs, paper butterflies * ''

Lycorea ''Lycorea'' is a genus of butterflies from the family Nymphalidae found in Mexico, Central America, and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relat ...

'' – mimic queens * ''

Protoploea ''Protoploea apatela'', the magpie, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is monotypic within the genus ''Protoploea''. Distribution ''Protoploea apatela'' is endemic to montane New Guinea island, found in Papua New ...

'' – magpie butterfly The

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milkweed butterfly '' Archaeolycorea'' from the

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is often assigned to this tribe, specifically the Euploeina. Whether this is correct is not entirely certain. File:Friar (Amauris niavius) underside.jpg,

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, genus

File:Ideopsis vitrea vitrea? (8411821722).jpg, Wood nymph, genus

File:Parantica sita (feeding nectar s7).JPG, Chestnut tiger, genus

File:Tirumala limniace 04180.JPG, Blue tiger, genus

File:Danaus plexippus 01.jpg,

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

, genus

File:Anetia thirza thirza 91172882.jpg,

Cloud-forest monarch ''Anetia thirza'', the cloud-forest monarch, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found Mexico and Central America (including El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama). The larvae possibly feed on '' Metastelma'' and ''Cynanchum ''Cyna ...

, genus

File:Euploea mulciber mulciber bytreef.jpg,

Striped blue crow ''Euploea mulciber'', the striped blue crow, is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Description Hindwing ovate. Upperside: in the ...

, genus

File:Idea leuconoe 100.JPG, Rice paper butterfly, genus

File:Tropical Milkweed Butterfly (Lycorea halia) (14879890593).jpg, Tropical milkweed butterfly, genus

References

External links

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