Glanville fritillary
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, English butterfly enthusiast, who captured specimens in Lincolnshire during the 1690s.
Noun edit
Glanville fritillary (plural Glanville fritillaries)
- An orange and brown chequered butterfly with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, Melitaea cinxia, of the family Nymphalidae.
Translations edit
butterfly
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