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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