milkweed butterfly

noun

A butterfly of subfamily Danainae.

Similar
monarchmonarch butterflyDanaus plexippus

Meanings

nounmilkweed butterfly (plural milkweed butterflies)

plural milkweed butterflies

  1. A butterfly of subfamily Danainae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

Similar
monarchmonarch butterflyDanaus plexippus
Broader
danaiddanaid butterfly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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milkweed butterfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milkweed%20butterfly

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Chicago

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