monarch butterfly
noun
1.
a large, deep-orange butterfly,
Danaus plexippus,
having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
Also called
monarch
.
Origin
1885-90
Examples from the web for
monarch butterfly
The beautiful
monarch butterfly
lives it's entire life on the common milkweed plant.
Refuge staff presented programs on bird adaptation for migration and
monarch butterfly
biology and migration.
monarch butterfly
larva on a preferred food plant, common milkweed.