thistle butterfly
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Noun edit
thistle butterfly (plural thistle butterflies)
- A butterfly of the genus Vanessa, especially the painted lady Vanessa cardui.
- 1828 July, “Emigration of Butterflies”, in Benjamin Silliman, editor, The American Journal of Science and Arts, volume 14, page 388:
- The butterflies were all of one description and among the most beautiful of our country. They were caught very easily in a net, and were recognized as the thistle butterfly, called in French, the belle-dame.
Translations edit
Vanessa cardui
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References edit
- thistle butterfly in Merriam-Webster[1]