Asclepias butterfly

(Zool.)	a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.
	See under Asclepias.

See also: Asclepias, Butterfly

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.