''Danis'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.

Species

*'' Danis absyrtus'' Felder & Felder 1859 *'' Danis albomarginata'' Rothschild, 1915

Misol Misool, formerly spelled Mysol (Dutch: Misoöl) or Misol, is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Its area is 2,034 km2. The highest point is 561 m and the main towns are Waigama, located ...

*'' Danis albostrigata'' Bethune-Baker, 1908

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

*'' Danis anaximens'' Fruhstorfer, 1907

Kumusi River The Kumusi River (also known as the Kamusi River) is a river located in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. Known for its width and its strength, the Kumusi has had a significant impact on the history of the Oro Province. It was a significant fac ...

New Guinea *'' Danis annamensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 *'' Danis aryanus'' Grose-Smith, 1895

Halmahera Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is located on the west coast of the island. Hal ...

*'' Danis athanetus'' ''Danis melimnos'' ssp. ''athanetus'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 New Guinea *'' Danis beata'' Röber, 1926 New Guinea *'' Danis caelinus'' Grose-Smith *'' Danis caesius'' Grose-Smith, 1894 New Guinea *'' Danis caledonica'' Felder and Felder, 1865 *'' Danis carissima'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 Watter and Pura (Philippines?) *'' Danis coelinus'' Grose-Smith, 1898

Fergusson Island Fergusson Island is the largest island of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, in Papua New Guinea. It has an area of , and mostly consists of mountainous regions, covered by rain forests. There are three large volcanoes on the island. Fergusson Island ...

*'' Danis concolor'' *'' Danis coroneia'' Fruhstorfer, 1915

New Hannover New Hanover Island, (german: Neuhannover), also called Lavongai, is a large volcanic island in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea. This region is part of the Bismarck Archipelago and lies at . Measuring some , it had a population of 5,0 ...

*'' Danis danis'' *'' Danis dispar'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895

New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...

*'' Danis dissimilis'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916 Schouten Islands *'' Danis drucei'' *'' Danis ekeikei'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 New Guinea *'' Danis esme'' Grose-Smith, 1894 New Britain *'' Danis glaucopis'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *'' Danis hamilcar'' Grose-Smith, 1894 New Britain *'' Danis hanno'' Grose-Smith, 1894 New Britain *'' Danis helga'' Grose-Smith, 1898 Jobi *'' Danis hengis'' Grose-Smith, 1897 New Guinea *'' Danis hermes'' Grose-Smith, 1894 New Guinea *'' Danis hermogenes'' = ''Danis wallacei'' ssp. ''hermogenes'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *'' Danis herophilus'' = ''Danis danis'' ssp. ''herophilus'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 Waigeu *'' Danis horsa'' Grose-Smith, 1898 Ron Island

Geelvink Channel Geelvink Channel is a feature to the east of the Houtman Abrolhos in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia, that lies between the Abrolhos and the port of Geraldton Geraldton (Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') i ...

*'' Danis intermedius'' Röber *'' Danis irregularis'' Ribbe, 1899 *'' Danis karpaia'' Druce *'' Danis lampros'' Druce, 1897

Trobriand Islands The Trobriand Islands are a archipelago of coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea. They are part of the nation of Papua New Guinea and are in Milne Bay Province. Most of the population of 12,000 indigenous inhabitants live on the main isla ...

*'' Danis lamprosides'' Grose-Smith, 1898 Trobriand Islands *'' Danis latifascia'' = ''Danis danis latifascia'' (Rothschild, 1915) Admiralty Islands *'' Danis lona'' Röber, 1927 Waigeu *'' Danis lygia'' *'' Danis mamberanano'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916 New Guinea (River Mamberano, Dutch New Guinea) *'' Danis manto'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 New Guinea *'' Danis melimnos'' H. H. Druce and Bethune-Baker, 1893 *'' Danis metrophanes'' = ''Danis wallacei'' ssp. ''metrophanes'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 New Guinea *'' Danis moutoni'' = ''Danis hanno'' ssp. ''moutoni'' Ribbe, 1899 *'' Danis occidentalis'' = ''Danis danis occidentalis'' (Röber, 1926) *'' Danis olga'' Grose-Smith, 1808 New Guinea *'' Danis oribasius'' = ''Danis perpheres'' ssp. ''oribastus'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *'' Danis panatius'' = ''Danis danis'' ssp. ''panatius'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *'' Danis peri'' Grose-Smith, 1894 New Guinea *'' Danis philocrates'' = ''Danis danis'' ssp. ''philocrates'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 Obi Islands *'' Danis phoibides'' = ''Danis danis'' ssp. ''phoibides'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 Mefor *'' Danis phroso'' Grose-Smith, 1897 New Guinea *'' Danis piepersi'' Snellen, 1878 Celebes, Banggai Islands, Sula Islands *'' Danis plateni'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 Waigeu *'' Danis plotinus'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 *'' Danis proedrus'' = ''Danis danis'' ssp. ''proedrus'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *'' Danis pseudochrania'' Röber *'' Danis pseudochromia'' = ''Danis hamilcar'' ssp. ''pseudochromia'' Ribbe, 1899 = '' Nacaduba cyanea hamilcar'' Grose-Smith, 1894 *'' Danis regalis'' *'' Danis reverdini'' Fruhstorfer, 1915

Cape York Peninsula Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación ...

*'' Danis rosselana'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 Rossel Island *'' Danis sakitatus'' = ''Danis piepersi'' ssp. ''sakitatus'' Ribbe, 1926 Celebes *'' Danis salamandri'' Semper *'' Danis scarpheia'' = ''Danis melimnos'' ssp. ''scarpheia'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 *'' Danis schaeffera'' (Eschscholtz, 1821) *'' Danis sebae'' *'' Danis smaragdus'' Grose-Smith *'' Danis sophron'' = ''Danis danis'' ssp. ''sophron'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 Buru *'' Danis soranus'' = ''Danis schaeffera'' ssp. ''soranus'' Fruhstorfer, 1915

*'' Danis stephani'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896 *'' Danis subsuleima'' Strand, 1929 = ''Danis danis'' ssp. ''latifascia'' Rothschild, 1915 *'' Danis suleima'' Grose-Smith, 1898 = ''Danis danis suleima'' (Grose-Smith)

Louisiade Archipelago The Louisiade Archipelago is a string of ten larger volcanic islands frequently fringed by coral reefs, and 90 smaller coral islands in Papua New Guinea. It is located 200 km southeast of New Guinea, stretching over more than and spread ...

*'' Danis supous'' Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893 Aru Islands *'' Danis thinophilus'' = ''Dani danis'' ssp. ''thinophilus'' Toxopeus, 1930 *'' Danis triopus'' de Nicéville, 1898 Kai Islands *'' Danis valestinax'' = ''Danis peri'' ssp. ''valestinax'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 = ''Perpheres perpheres valestinax'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 New Guinea *'' Danis wallacei'' *'' Danis vidua'' Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895 Waigeu *'' Danis wollastoni'' Rothschild, 1917 New Guinea *'' Danis zainis'' = ''Danis wallacei'' ssp. ''zainis'' Fruhstorfer, 1915 New Guinea *'' Danis zuleika'' Grose-Smith, 1898

Catalogue of Life
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at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

References

External links

* Henley Grose-Smith publications {{Taxonbar, from=Q5219670 Lycaenidae genera