English▸ noun Entomology a large strikingly marked butterfly of a group that includes the monarch (milkweed) and plain tiger, found chiefly in the tropics of Africa and East Asia.
Subfamily Danainae, family Nymphalidae (formerly family Danaidae).
– ORIGIN late 19th century: from modern Latin Danaidae, arbitrary use of the Latin name of the daughters of Danaus.