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American painted lady

[uh-mer-i-kuhn peyn-tid ley-dee]

noun

  1. a North American butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, with two prominent eyespots on the underside of each hindwing.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of American painted lady1

First recorded in 1910–15

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