Danaini
The Danaini are a tribe of brush-footed butterflies. The tribe's type genus Danaus contains the well-known monarch butterfly and is also the type genus of the tribe's subfamily, the milkweed butterflies.
The Danaini do not have a fixed colloquial name for the entire tribe, but in particular for subtribe Danaina the term tiger butterflies is occasionally used in reference to the numerous species in several genera.
Classification
Subtribe Danaina Boisduval, Amauris – clericsDanaus – monarchs, queens and tigersIdeopsis – glassy tigers, Southeast Asian tree- and wood-nymphs Parantica – tigersTiradelphe – Schneider's surpriseTirumala – blue tigersSubtribe Euploeina Moore, Anetia – anetias and false "fritillaries (butterflies)|fritillaries]"Euploea – crowsIdea – tree nymphs, paper butterfliesLycorea – mimic queensProtoploea – magpie butterfly
The fossil milkweed butterfly Archaeolycorea from the Oligocene or Miocene Tremembé Formation of Brazil is often assigned to this tribe, specifically the Euploeina. Whether this is correct is not entirely certain.