Danaini

Danaini
Common Indian Crow Euploea core
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
(unranked):	Rhopalocera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Danainae
Tribe:	Danaini
Genera
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Danaini is a tribe of butterflies. It belongs in the subfamily Danainae. Most of the species are found in southeast Asia. The well known Monarch (Danaus plexippus) belongs in this tribe.

Genera

• Amauris Hübner, 1816
• Anetia Hübner, 1823
• Archaeolycorea Martins, 1989† (this sign † means this genus is extinct)
• Danaus Kluk, 1780 - Tigers, Milkweeds, Monarchs, and Queens
• Euploea Fabricius, 1807 - Crows
• Idea Fabricius, 1807 - Tree Nymphs and Paper-butterflies
• Ideopsis Horsfield, 1857
• Lycorea Doubleday, 1847
• Parantica Moore, 1880 - Glassy-winged Tigers
• Protoploea Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984
• Tiradelphe Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984
• Tirumala Moore, 1880 - Blue Tigers

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