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Glanville fritillary
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English
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Etymology
Named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, English butterfly enthusiast, who captured specimens in Lincolnshire during the 1690s.
Noun
An orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia species), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae family.
Translations
butterfly
Polish: pl przeplatka cinksia f
Russian: ru ша́шечница ци́нксия f, ru ша́шечница обыкнове́нная f
en eponyms
en Nymphalid butterflies