Danaus (Anosia) gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Danaus (Anosia) gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Cramer, 1775)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Danaus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyPapilionoidea
- familyNymphalidae
- subfamilyDanainae
- tribeDanaini
- genusDanaus Kluk, 1802
- subgenusDanaus (Anosia) Hübner, 1816
- speciesDanaus (Anosia) gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Danaus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | NymphalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danaus (Anosia) eresimus (Cramer) | NymphalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danaus (Salatura) ismare (Cramer, 1780) | NymphalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danaus (Salatura) melanippus (Cramer, 1777) | NymphalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danaus bibussa Fruhstorfer | NymphalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danaus birungensis Fruhstorfer | NymphalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Danaus candidus Clark, 1941 Clark, 1941 | synonym |
| Idea manuja Eschscholtz, 1921 Eschscholtz, 1921 | synonym |
| Danaus (Anosia) centralis Joicey & Talbot, 1925 Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | synonym |
| Papilio gilippus Cramer, 1775 Cramer, 1775 | synonym |
| Papilio jamaicensismajor Rajus, 1910 Rajus, 1910 | synonym |
| Euploea vincetoxici Fabricius, 1938 Fabricius, 1938 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cramer. (1775). Uitlandsche Kapellen, voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en bescreeven. 1. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95174#page/64/mode/2upSource fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:343SP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.