black-veined white
noun
(More fully black-veined white butterfly) a Palaearctic pierid butterfly, Aporia crataegi, having white wings with black veins, and larvae which feed chiefly on leaves of Prunus species.
- This butterfly became extinct in the British Isles around 1925..
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Moses Harris (1730–c1788), entomologist and artist.