Definition of tortoiseshell butterfly in English:

tortoiseshell butterfly

noun

A butterfly with mottled orange, yellow, and black markings, and wavy wing margins.
Genera Aglais and Nymphalis, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae: several species, including the common Eurasian small tortoiseshell (A. urticae)
Example sentencesExamples
- The garage or outside shed can get quite crowded with tortoiseshell butterflies hanging up - along with a gaggle of wrens on cold nights.
- The BBSRC-funded researcher has attached tiny radar transponders, weighing only about 12 mg (4-8% of body weight), to peacock or small tortoiseshell butterflies.
- Adult butterflies like plants such as buddleia but caterpillars, such as those of tortoiseshell butterflies, for example, feed off nettles.
- On the other hand, we have had very much less grief from caterpillars this year; in fact, I see very few cabbage-whites about the place, though there are many tortoiseshell butterflies.
- Bumblebees are circling round and about and several butterflies are on the wing: orange tips, small tortoiseshell and peacock.
- For example, the caterpillar of the small tortoiseshell butterfly will eat only stinging nettles, white admirals feed solely upon honeysuckle, and goldfinches eat only seed.
- Where there were walls or hedges, bright orange rosehips, black sloes, red haws and yellow ivy bloom; a few bees, a small tortoiseshell butterfly.

Definition of tortoiseshell butterfly in US English:

tortoiseshell butterfly

noun

A butterfly with mottled orange, yellow, and black markings, and wavy wing margins.
Genera Aglais and Nymphalis, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, the caterpillar of the small tortoiseshell butterfly will eat only stinging nettles, white admirals feed solely upon honeysuckle, and goldfinches eat only seed.
- The BBSRC-funded researcher has attached tiny radar transponders, weighing only about 12 mg (4-8% of body weight), to peacock or small tortoiseshell butterflies.
- The garage or outside shed can get quite crowded with tortoiseshell butterflies hanging up - along with a gaggle of wrens on cold nights.
- On the other hand, we have had very much less grief from caterpillars this year; in fact, I see very few cabbage-whites about the place, though there are many tortoiseshell butterflies.
- Where there were walls or hedges, bright orange rosehips, black sloes, red haws and yellow ivy bloom; a few bees, a small tortoiseshell butterfly.
- Adult butterflies like plants such as buddleia but caterpillars, such as those of tortoiseshell butterflies, for example, feed off nettles.
- Bumblebees are circling round and about and several butterflies are on the wing: orange tips, small tortoiseshell and peacock.

单词	tortoiseshell butterfly
释义	Definition of tortoiseshell butterfly in English: tortoiseshell butterfly noun A butterfly with mottled orange, yellow, and black markings, and wavy wing margins. Genera Aglais and Nymphalis, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae: several species, including the common Eurasian small tortoiseshell (A. urticae) Example sentencesExamples The garage or outside shed can get quite crowded with tortoiseshell butterflies hanging up - along with a gaggle of wrens on cold nights. The BBSRC-funded researcher has attached tiny radar transponders, weighing only about 12 mg (4-8% of body weight), to peacock or small tortoiseshell butterflies. Adult butterflies like plants such as buddleia but caterpillars, such as those of tortoiseshell butterflies, for example, feed off nettles. On the other hand, we have had very much less grief from caterpillars this year; in fact, I see very few cabbage-whites about the place, though there are many tortoiseshell butterflies. Bumblebees are circling round and about and several butterflies are on the wing: orange tips, small tortoiseshell and peacock. For example, the caterpillar of the small tortoiseshell butterfly will eat only stinging nettles, white admirals feed solely upon honeysuckle, and goldfinches eat only seed. Where there were walls or hedges, bright orange rosehips, black sloes, red haws and yellow ivy bloom; a few bees, a small tortoiseshell butterfly. Definition of tortoiseshell butterfly in US English: tortoiseshell butterfly noun A butterfly with mottled orange, yellow, and black markings, and wavy wing margins. Genera Aglais and Nymphalis, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae: several species Example sentencesExamples For example, the caterpillar of the small tortoiseshell butterfly will eat only stinging nettles, white admirals feed solely upon honeysuckle, and goldfinches eat only seed. The BBSRC-funded researcher has attached tiny radar transponders, weighing only about 12 mg (4-8% of body weight), to peacock or small tortoiseshell butterflies. The garage or outside shed can get quite crowded with tortoiseshell butterflies hanging up - along with a gaggle of wrens on cold nights. On the other hand, we have had very much less grief from caterpillars this year; in fact, I see very few cabbage-whites about the place, though there are many tortoiseshell butterflies. Where there were walls or hedges, bright orange rosehips, black sloes, red haws and yellow ivy bloom; a few bees, a small tortoiseshell butterfly. Adult butterflies like plants such as buddleia but caterpillars, such as those of tortoiseshell butterflies, for example, feed off nettles. Bumblebees are circling round and about and several butterflies are on the wing: orange tips, small tortoiseshell and peacock.
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