: either of the posterior wings of a 4-winged insect
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Recent Examples on the WebIts hind wing boasts yellow tufts called the androconia. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2020 Known to entomologists as , the red admiral is mostly black, with white spots near the wing tips, orange bands on the hind wings, and a bright red band on the forewing. Dan Southerland, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2020 The hind wings have contrasting patches of red and black with a white band. Beth Burger, Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati.com, 24 Jan. 2020 The small postman loses the vivid red streaks on its hind wings. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017