Danis (butterfly)

Danis
A Danis species from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Danis
Fabricius, 1807
Synonyms
  • Hadothera Billberg, 1820
  • Damis Boisduval, 1832
  • Isselia C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Perpheres (Polyommatini) Hirowatari, 1992
  • Thysonotus Westwood, 1852

Danis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.