HyperDic: red-spotted_purple

English > 1 sense of the expression red-spotted purple:
NOUNanimalred-spotted purple, Limenitis astyanaxsimilar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
English > red-spotted purple: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningSimilar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces.
SynonymLimenitis astyanax
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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