Etymology

Lorquin's admiral

Today it means: A butterfly of species Limenitis lorquini, having brown-black wings with a row of white spots, and orange tips to the forewings. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, French naturalist.

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