red-spotted purple

Definitions of red-spotted purple
  1. noun
    similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
    synonyms: Limenitis astyanax
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    type of:
    brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly
    medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
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