Glanville fritillary

English

Etymology

Named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, English butterfly enthusiast, who captured specimens in Lincolnshire during the 1690s.

Noun

Glanville fritillary (plural Glanville fritillaries)

  1. An orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae.

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.