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Camberwell beauty /ˌkambəwɛl ˈbjuːti /noun BritishA migratory butterfly with deep purple yellow-bordered wings, which is a rare visitor to Britain.- Nymphalis antiopa, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae.
The small number of Camberwell beauties was perhaps a different matter and they would have come from Scandinavia....- These wanderings explain the occurrence of Camberwell beauties in Britain, with the highest numbers arriving in 1846, 1872, 1947, 1976 and 1995.
- There are plenty of birds too including shrikes, stonechats and larks, and butterflies including swallowtails, and in the woodland glades, Camberwell beauties.
OriginMid 19th century: named after Camberwell in London, then a village, where the first specimens were captured. |