milkweed butterfly milkweed • milkweed family · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · milkweed butterfly · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed. Synonyms: monarch, monarch butterfly, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippus. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · monarch · · Synonym 1 monarch butterfly · · Synonym 2 danaus plexippus · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 w latin small letter w U+0077 y latin small letter y U+0079