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Danaus. (butterfly) Danaus, commonly called tigers, milkweeds, monarchs, wanderers, and queens, is a genus of butterflies in the tiger butterfly tribe. They are found worldwide, including North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Indonesia and Australia. For other tigers see the genus, Parantica .
Danaus ( Ancient Greek Δαναός ), a great-grandson of Zeus, was a mythical king in Egypt or Libya, who founded Argos; Plexippus ( Πλήξιππος) was one of the 50 sons of Aegyptus, the twin brother of Danaus. In Homeric Greek, his name means "one who urges on horses", i.e., "rider" or "charioteer". [20]
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In Greek mythology, Danaus (/ ˈ d æ n eɪ. ə s /, / ˈ d æ n i. ə s /; Ancient Greek: Δαναός Danaós) was the king of Libya. His myth is a foundation legend of Argos, one of the foremost Mycenaean cities of the Peloponnesus. In Homer's Iliad, "Danaans" ("tribe of Danaus") and "Argives" commonly designate the Greek forces opposed to ...
Binomial name. Danaus plexippus. ( Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms. Papilio plexippus Linnaeus, 1758. Danaus archippus ( Fabricius, 1793) [2] Danaus menippe ( Hübner, 1816) [3] Anosia plexippus Dyar, 1903. The monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus) is an insect in the Nymphalidae family.
Jun 10, 2005 · Classification of the cosmopolitan butterfly genus Danaus (Nymphalidae: Danainae) is revised at subgeneric, specific and subspecific levels, combining for the first time mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence information with morphological data.
- David A. S. Smith, Gugs Lushai, John A. Allen
- 2005
Oct 1, 2014 · 189 Citations. 485 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, is famous for its spectacular annual migration across North America, recent worldwide dispersal, and...
Dec 31, 2021 · 31 December 2021. Article history. PDF. Split View. Cite. Permissions. Abstract. Milkweed butterflies in the genus Danaus are studied in a diverse range of research fields including the neurobiology of migration, biochemistry of plant detoxification, host–parasite interactions, evolution of sex chromosomes, and speciation.