Noun: monarch butterfly
- Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
"Monarch butterflies covered the trees in their Mexican wintering grounds";
- monarch, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippus
Derived forms: monarch butterflies
Type of: danaid, danaid butterfly
Part of: Danaus, genus Danaus
Encyclopedia: Monarch butterfly