wall brown en · NOUN
Meanings
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An orange and brown butterfly (Lasiommata megera), of the family Nymphalidae.
Other common farmland butterflies to have suffered steep declines include the small tortoiseshell (64%), the wall brown (37%) and the large skipper (35%).
2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wall browns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
fi ruostepapurikko (butterfly) · ru бурогла́зка меге́ра (butterfly) · ru краегла́зка меге́ра (butterfly) · fr mégère (butterfly)