Limenitis camilla
- noun
- Specialized
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Limenitis camilla
- The beautiful Limenitis camilla can often be seen gliding through woodland clearings in summer.
Examples
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While hiking in central Europe, she photographed a Limenitis camilla resting on a leaf.
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Researchers observed the mating habits of Limenitis camilla in their natural habitat.
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Look at that Limenitis camilla resting on the leaf!
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I spotted a beautiful Limenitis camilla in the garden.
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The beautiful Limenitis camilla can often be seen gliding through woodland clearings in summer.
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While hiking in central Europe, she photographed a Limenitis camilla resting on a leaf.
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Researchers observed the mating habits of Limenitis camilla in their natural habitat.
Synonyms
A brown butterfly with white bands on its wings that lives in woods
Surface Forms
Morphology
Limenitis + camilla
This is a Latin binomial: the genus name 'Limenitis' clearly signals a group of butterflies, so a learner who knows that constituent could infer this is a butterfly species. However, the species epithet 'camilla' carries no transparent, general-English meaning and species names are often arbitrary or commemorative, so the full specific meaning (appearance, range) is not predictable from the parts. Because the genus gives a helpful cue but the overall name is taxonomic and partly arbitrary, it is only partially transparent to learners.
Etymology
Limenitis camilla One popular story says the species name camilla comes from an old tale about a fast young woman, and the butterfly's quick flight and the bright white band across its dark wings looks like a sash or the stripe of an 'admiral'. That's why the common name 'white admiral' fits and helps you remember this brown butterfly with a clear white stripe.
