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emperor butterfly
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌem.pər.ə ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ/ us /ˌem.pɚ.ɚ ˈbʌt̬.ɚ.flaɪ/(alsoemperor)
a name used for several types of butterfly, including a group of butterflies with bright blue or purple wings, such as the European butterfly the purple emperor, and a group with orange and brown wings, such as the North American tawny emperor:
A giant blue emperor butterfly fluttered by as we rested at a waterfall.
There are over 8000 species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, including admirals, emperors, fritillaries, and tortoiseshell butterflies.
She talks of the emperor butterflies, with their delicate purple and cream wings.
The Hackberry Emperor lives mainly in woodlands in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
The silver-washed fritillary butterfly is the most striking of our native species, which include the emperor, the brimstone and the red admiral.
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