danais
(ˈdæneɪɪs)
[mod.L. (P. A. Latreille 1807, in Magazin für Insectenkunde VI. 291), a. Gr. Δαναίς.]
A butterfly belonging to the genus so named, now usually included in the genus Danaus.
| 1878 P. Robinson In my Indian Garden 101 The coppery Danais flitted at ease about the shrubs. 1892 W. L. Distant Naturalist in Transvaal 65 Birds may..make an experimental dash at a Danais. |