red-spotted purple

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

red-spotted purple - similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfacesLimenitis astyanaxbrush-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 breastgenus Limenitis, Limenitis - mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars