The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.