HyperDic: limenitis_arthemis

English > 1 sense of the expression Limenitis arthemis:
NOUNanimalLimenitis arthemis, banded purple, white admiralNorth American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
English > Limenitis arthemis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningNorth American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band.
Synonymsbanded purple, white admiral
Member ofLimenitis, genus Limenitismainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars
Broadernymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterflyMedium to large butterflies found worldwide / worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

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