Definition of Danais Archippus. Meaning of Danais Archippus. Synonyms of Danais Archippus

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Definition of Danais Archippus

Danais Archippus
Asclepias As*cle"pi*as, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. Asclepias butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.

Meaning of Danais Archippus from wikipedia

- Anosia synippe Hübner, 1821 Danais archippus var. brasiliensis Capronnier, 1874 Papilio vulgaris Larrañaga, 1923 Danais erippus ab. larensis Köhler,...
- Danaus Kluk, 1802 ( = Danaida Latreille, 1804; = Limnas Hübner, 1806; = Danais Latreille, 1807; = Danaus Latreille, 1809; = Anosia Hübner, 1816; = Festivus...
- nigrippus (Richard Haensch, 1909) – South America - as forma: Danais [sic] archippus f. nigrippus. Hay-Roe et al. in 2007 identified this taxon as a...