emperor butterfly

Noun
  1. Large richly colored butterfly (synset 102281491)
    is a type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
    subtypes: apatura iris, purple emperor - large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
    belongs to: apatura, genus apatura - large Old World butterflies
    same as: emperor

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