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Danainae is a subfamily of the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. The group may be referred to as the Danaids or milkweed butterflies, as they often lay their eggs on various milkweeds on which their larvae (caterpillars) feed, though it also encompasses the clearwing butterflies (Ithomiini), and the Tellervini.

Taxonomy
Milkweed butterflies are now classified as the subfamily Danainae within the family Nymphalidae; however, the previous family name Danaidae is still occasionally used by some sources. The fossil milkweed butterfly '''' is known from the Oligocene or Miocene of Brazil from the Tremembé Formation; it provides evidence that the present milkweed butterflies originated more than 20–30 million years ago. ==Characteristics==
Characteristics
Larvae have thoracic tubercles and use plants within the family Apocynaceae that often contain latex-like compounds in the stem as hosts. Adults are aposematic (brightly colored as a warning signal). ==Threats==
Threats
Numerous wasps and tachinid flies are parasitoids of milkweed butterfly caterpillars. The loss of food plants, such as various milkweed species, extensive use of insecticides and modification of landscapes in the United States and Canada, and increased deforestation in Mexico threaten the migratory monarch butterfly. File:Danaus chrysippus male 2 by kadavoor.jpg|Danaus chrysippus, male with anal "hairs"; Danaini File:Methona themisto (borboleta-do-manacá).jpg|Methona themisto; Ithomiini File:Tellervo zoilus 149825542.jpg|Tellervo zoilus; Tellervini ==References==
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