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Named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, English butterfly enthusiast, who captured specimens in Lincolnshire during the 1690s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glanville fritillary
Today it means: An orange and brown chequered butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), with distinctive cream and orange underwing pattern, of the family Nymphalidae. Full definition →