Glanville fritillary

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, English butterfly enthusiast, who captured specimens in Lincolnshire during the 1690s.

Noun[edit]

Glanville fritillary (plural Glanville fritillaries)

  1. An orange and brown chequered butterfly with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, Melitaea cinxia, of the family Nymphalidae.

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