red-spotted_purple (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *red-spotted purple*:
NOUN	animal	red-spotted purple, Limenitis astyanax	similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces

English > *red-spotted purple*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces.
Synonym	Limenitis astyanax
Member of	Limenitis, genus Limenitis	mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars
Broader	nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly	Medium to large butterflies found worldwide / worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

HyperDic: red-spotted_purple