Danaidae

Indian Islands, the Heliconidae of South America, the Danaidae of the East, and in all, the most closely allied species found in geographical proximity.

On the law which has regulated the introduction of new species 2004

Iphias leucippe; the largest of the Danaidae, Hestia idea; and two unusually large and handsome Nymphalidae — Diadema pandarus, and Charaxes euryalus.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

The Danaidae are large, but weak-flying butterflies, which frequent forests and gardens, and are plainly but often very richly coloured.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

_Danaidae_ and _Acraediae_, the _Heliconidiae_ of tropical America; and hornets, wasps, ants, and bees.

A History of Pantomime R. J. Broadbent

In the Danaidae the same general rule prevails, but the cases in which the male exhibits greater intensity of colour than the female are perhaps more numerous than in the other two families.

Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

Danaidae little attacked by mites, 235 mimicry of, 246

Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

In tropical Asia, and eastward to the Pacific Islands, the Danaidae take the place of the Heliconidae of America, in their abundance, their conspicuousness, their slow flight, and their being the subjects of mimicry.

Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

The Danaidae are large, but weak-flying butterflies, which frequent forests and gardens, and are plainly but often very richly coloured.

The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

The most remarkable are the three families of butterflies -- Heliconidae, Danaidae, and Acraeidae -- comprising more than a thousand species, and characteristic respectively of the three great tropical regions -- South

Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

Diadema mimicking Danaidae or Acraeidae with the most curious accuracy.

Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868