Danaus

American  

[dan-ey-uhs] / ˈdæn eɪ əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.

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Danaüs British  

/ ˈdænɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night

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Example Sentences

To be clear, most of the large, orange-and-black butterflies known as Danaus plexippus are doing just fine.

From National Geographic

Fish and Wildlife Service to list the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus plexippus, as a threatened species to give it more habitat protection.

From Scientific American

However, the subspecies known as Danaus plexippus plexippus is the only one that performs the great North American migration—and these butterflies are increasingly under threat.

From National Geographic

My second experience turned out to be my favorite — a hike through the Danaus Ecological Reserve.

From Seattle Times

“Many Indian taxonomists continued to erroneously refer to the Indian populations of Danaus genutia as Danaus plexippus.”

From Science Magazine