The Danaini are a

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of brush-footed butterflies (

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Nymphalidae). The tribe's

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Danaus In Greek mythology, Danaus (, ; ''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 " Argives" comm ...

'' 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. I ...

(''D. plexippus'') and is also the type genus of the tribe's subfamily, the milkweed butterflies (Danainae). The Danaini do not have a fixed colloquial name for the entire tribe, but in particular for

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Danaina 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, 833/small> * '' Amauris'' – clerics * ''

'' – monarchs, queens and tigers * '' Ideopsis'' – glassy tigers, Southeast Asian tree- and wood-nymphs * '' Parantica'' – tigers * '' Tiradelphe'' – Schneider's surprise * '' Tirumala'' – blue tigers Subtribe Euploeina Moore, 880/small> * '' Anetia'' – 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 a ...

'' – crows * ''

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'' – tree nymphs, paper butterflies * '' Lycorea'' – mimic queens * '' Protoploea'' – magpie butterfly The

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milkweed butterfly '' Archaeolycorea'' from the

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Tremembé Formation of

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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 Amauris File:Danaus plexippus 01.jpg,

Monarch A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". 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 ...

, genus

File:Ideopsis vitrea vitrea? (8411821722).jpg, Wood nymph, genus Ideopsis File:Close wing nectaring position of Parantica sita (Kollar, -1844-) – Chestnut Tiger.jpg, Chestnut tiger, genus Parantica File:Tirumala limniace 04180.JPG, Blue tiger, genus Tirumala File:Anetia thirza thirza 91172882.jpg, Cloud-forest monarch, genus Anetia File:Euploea mulciber mulciber bytreef.jpg, Striped blue crow, genus

File:2014-05-01 15-51-53-Idea-leuconoe-hunawihr.jpg, Rice paper butterfly, genus

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

References

External links

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