Diana butterfly
noun
Di·ana butterfly
(ˈ)dī¦anə-
: a large butterfly (Speyeria diana) mainly of the southern Appalachian region, the male being brown above with a fulvous border and the female bluish black with blue spots
Word History
Etymology
New Latin diana (specific epithet of Speyeria diana), from Latin Diana, Roman goddess of the moon, moon; from the silvery crescents on the wings
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