Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
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(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES   (DANAIDAE)
Subfamily   MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES - EURASIAN   (DANAIDAE - EURASIAN)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 AFFINIS FULGURATA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 CHRYSIPPUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 CHRYSIPPUS ALCIPPOIDES
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 CHRYSIPPUS CRATIPPUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 GENUTIA GENUTIA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 GENUTIA INTERMEDIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 GENUTIA KYLLENE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 MELANIPPUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 MELANIPPUS HEGESIPP.
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 MELANIPPUS EDMONDI
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 MELANIPPUS KETEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 PHILENE NEAR BONGUENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 3 PHILENE MYTILENE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 4 ISMARE ISMARE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 4 ISMARE FULVUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 5 HAMATA HAMATA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 5 ISHMOIDES ISHMOIDES
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 5 ISHMOIDES NEAR SONTINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 5 LIMNIACE LIMNIACE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 5 LIMNIACE CONJUNCTA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 5 SEPTENTRIONIS SEPTENTRIONIS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 5 SEPTENTRIONIS MYRSILOS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 AGLEOIDES AGLEOIDES
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 AGLEOIDES NEAR ERYCINA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 ASPASIA ASPASIA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 ASPASIA KHELI
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 ASPASIA PHILOMELA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 CLEONA CLEONA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 MELUSINE MELUSINE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 MELUSINE ROTUNDATA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 SCHENKI DISTRATA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 SCHENKII CITRINI
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 SCHENKII DECOLORATA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 VITRINA OENONE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 6 WEISKEI WEISKEI
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 7 AGLEA MAGHABA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 7 CROWLEYI NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 7 DANNATTI NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 7 MELANEUS SWINHOEI
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 7 MELANEUS SINOPION
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 7 PHYLE NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 7 SITA NIPHONICA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 8 JUVENTA GEORGINA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 8 JUVENTA SOBRINA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 8 JUVENTA ISHMA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 8 JUVENTA PHANA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 8 JUVENTA SAPANA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 8 SIMILIS SIMILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 8 VULGARIS MACRINA
Common name:
Scientific name: DANAUS 9 WEGNERI NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEOPSIS GAURA PERAKANA
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEOPSIS VITREA ARACHISIA
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEOPSIS VITREA CHLORIS
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA BLANCHARDI MAROSIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA D'URVILLEI THEIA
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA IDEA IDEA
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA JASONIA LOGANI
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA LEUCONOE LEUCONOE
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA LEUCONE CLARA
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA LEUCONE NIGRINA
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA LYNCEUS LYNCEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA LYNCEUS NIASICA
Common name:
Scientific name: IDEA TAMBUSISIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 1 CALLITHOE ADMIRALIA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 1 CALLITHOE HANSEMANNI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 1 PHAENARETE PHAENARETE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 1 PHAENARETE UNIBRUNEA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 1 PHAENARETE ALTHEA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 1 PHAENARETE SEMICIRCULUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 1 PHAENARETA HEURIPA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 1 PHAENARETA CASTELNAUI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 BLOSSOMAE BLOSSOMAE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 BLOSSOMAE CORAZONAE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 DIOCLETIANUS DIOCLETIANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 DIOCLETIANUS RADAMANTHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 DIOCLETIANUS LOWEI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 ELEUSINA ELEUSINA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 ELEUSINA HYGINA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 EUPATOR ORNEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 KLUGI ERICHSONII
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 LEUCOSTICTOS LEUCOGONIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 LEUCOSTICTOS HOBSONI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 LEUCOSTICTOS JUNO
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 LEUCOSTICTOS VIOLA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 MIDAMUS MIDAMUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 MIDAMUS CHLOE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 MIDAMUS IDUNA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 MIDAMUS STICHELI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 NEMERTES NEMERTES
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 NEMERTES EUSTACHIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 TREITSCHKEI URSULA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 TREITSCHKE GADEI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 2 USIPETES REZIA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 HYACINTHUS HYACINTHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 KOXINGA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 MAZARES
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 MITHRIDATES NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 STEPHENSII PHOKION
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 TULLIOLUS TULLIOLUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 TULLIOLUS MARDONIA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 TULLIOLUS MONILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 TULLIOLUS FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 TULLIOLUS MAZARES
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 TULLIOLUS LEDEREI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 3 TULLIOLUS SAUNDERSII
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 CONFIGURATA EUCTEMON
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 MULCIBER MULCIBER
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 MULCIBER BARSINE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 MULCIBER DONGO
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 MULCIBER PHOEBADIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 MULCIBER DUFRESNE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 MULCIBER MAASI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 MULCIBER VERHUELLI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 4 MULCIBER PORTIA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 5 CORETA NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 5 DUFRESNE SWINHOEI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 5 DUFRESNE LACORDAIREI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 5 DUFRESNE FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 5 GLORIOSA NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 5 GLORIOSA FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 5 SYLVESTOR AGEMA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 5 SYLVESTOR HARRISII
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA ALGEA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA LIMBORGI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA MENETRIESI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA CYLLENE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA HORSEFIELDI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA MEGAERA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA SAPITANA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 ALGEA WALLENGRENI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 BATESI RESARTA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 CAMARALZEMAN CAMARALZEMAN
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 CAMARALZEMAN MALAYICA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 CAMARALZEMAN CRATIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 CLIMENA FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 CLIMENA ELWESIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 CRAMERI CRAMERI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 CRAMERI NIASICA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 DOUBLEDAYI EVALIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 EYNDHOVII GARDINERI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 MAGOU NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 MODESTA MODESTA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 MODESTA LAMOS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 MODESTA FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 MODESTA LORZAE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 REDTENBACHERI NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 REDTENBACHERI FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 SWAINSON BUTRA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 6 WALLACEI MELIA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 7 ALCATHOE FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 7 ALCATHOE ALECTO
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 7 CORE CORE
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 7 CORE GODARTII
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 7 CORE CORINNA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPLOEA 7 EURIANASSA NOMINATE