map butterfly

noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cyrestis, of Africa, Asia, and Australasia, having wings with black lines on a white background; a mapwing.

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Meanings

nounmap butterfly (plural map butterflies)

plural map butterflies

  1. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cyrestis, of Africa, Asia, and Australasia, having wings with black lines on a white background; a mapwing.
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APA

map butterfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/map%20butterfly

MLA

“map butterfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/map%20butterfly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “map butterfly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/map%20butterfly.

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