​PHILIPPINE
LEPIDOPTERA
NYMPHALIDAE;
DANAINAE
(Tigers and Crows)
DANAINAE is a small subfamily of large, chiefly tropical butterflies having the first pair of legs degenerate in the adult and usually with a disagreeable taste that serves to protect them from predators. They lay their eggs on various milkweeds on which their larvae (caterpillars) feed.
Danaus affinis abigar Eschscholtz 1821 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Joy Valencia Villafuerte-Hafalla Mangrove forest along Sta.Rita, La Union Philippines
Danaus affinis abigar Eschscholtz 1821 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Richard Toledo Echano Mercedes, Camarines Norte, Philippines April 8, 2017
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Linnaeus 1758 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Linda Alisto Baguio City, Benguet Philippines
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Linnaeus 1758 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Joy Valencia Villafuerte-Hafalla Baguio City, Benguet Philippines
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Linnaeus 1758 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Rey M. Abellada Baguio City, Benguet Philippines February 18, 2015
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus Linnaeus 1758 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jose Telesforo Limbaga Jaro, Iloilo City, Iloilo Philippines April 18, 2014
Danaus genutia adnana Swinhoe 1917 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Richard Toledo Echano San Vicente, Camarines Norte Philippines June 3, 2016
Danaus genutia genutia CRAMER 1779 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jojo De Peralta Palawan, Philippines February 3, 2018
Danaus genutia genutia CRAMER 1779 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jojo De Peralta Narra, Palawan, Philippines March 6, 2018
Danaus genutia genutia CRAMER 1779 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jojo De Peralta Narra, Palawan, Philippines March 6, 2018
Danaus genutia genutia CRAMER 1779 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jojo De Peralta Narra, Palawan, Philippines March 6, 2018
Danaus genutia genutia CRAMER 1779 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jojo De Peralta Palawan, Philippines February 3, 2018
Danaus melanippus edmondii Lesson 1837 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Romana Pahilanga Delos Reyes Mambukal Butterfly Garden, Murcia, Negros Occidental January 16, 2016
Danaus melanippus edmondii Lesson 1837 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Romana Pahilanga Delos Reyes Mambukal Butterfly Garden, Murcia, Negros Occidental January 16, 2016
Danaus melanippus edmondii Lesson 1837 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Romana Pahilanga Delos Reyes Mambukal Butterfly Garden, Murcia, Negros Occidental January 16, 2016
Danaus melanippus edmondii Lesson 1837 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Kdon Bo Rizal Philippines August 10, 2013
Danaus melanippus edmondii Lesson 1837 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Romana Pahilanga Delos Reyes Bago, Negros Occidental August 14, 2016
Danaus melanippus edmondii Lesson 1837 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Leana Lahom-Cristobal Subic Bay FZ, Bataan, Philippines July 28, 2017
Ideopsis gaura anapis C. FELDER 1861 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Gerson Kim Penetrante‎ Echague, Isabela, Philippines March, 2019
Ideopsis gaura canlaonii Jumalon 1971 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Anna Chafer‎ Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, Negros Oriental, Philippines January 31, 2019
Ideopsis gaura canlaonii Jumalon 1971 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jade Aster T. Badon Negros Oriental, Philippines
Ideopsis gaura canlaonii Jumalon 1971 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Chris Chafer‎ Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Ideopsis gaura canlaonii Jumalon 1971 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Chris Chafer‎ Mt. Talinis Trail, Valencia, Negros Oriental, Philippines June 15, 2018
Ideopsis gaura messala FRUHSTORFER 1910 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Leif Gabrielsen Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines
Ideopsis juventa manillana Moore 1883 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Romana Pahilanga Delos Reyes Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines June 9, 2017
Ideopsis juventa manillana Moore 1883 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Rey M. Abellada Ambuklao, Benguet Philippines September 26, 2014
Ideopsis juventa manillana Moore 1883 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Romana Pahilanga Delos Reyes Bago, Negros Occidental Philippines April 30, 2015
Ideopsis vulgaris palawana Staudinger 1889 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jonah van Beijnen Centre for Sustainability Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Puerto Princesa City Palawan Philippines * Subspecies recorded in Balabac, Calamian, Dumaran, and Palawan islands; common occurrence.
Ideopsis vulgaris palawana Staudinger 1889 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jonah van Beijnen Centre for Sustainability Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Puerto Princesa City Palawan Philippines * Subspecies recorded in Balabac, Calamian, Dumaran, and Palawan islands; common occurrence.
Ideopsis vulgaris palawana Staudinger 1889 Nymphalidae; Danainae; Danaini © Jonah van Beijnen Centre for Sustainability Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Puerto Princesa City Palawan Philippines * Subspecies recorded in Balabac, Calamian, Dumaran, and Palawan islands; common occurrence.