painted beauty

[ peyn-tid byoo-tee ]

noun
  1. a brightly colored butterfly, Batesia hypochlora, of Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador, that is predominantly blue with an orangish-pink patch on each forewing.

Origin of painted beauty

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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How to use painted beauty in a sentence

  • She was the woman of the faded, yellow book, and the painted beauty at the Metropolitan.

    The Thing from the Lake | Eleanor M. Ingram
  • This painted beauty is a wonderful example of harmonious coloring.

    Butterflies Worth Knowing | Clarence M. Weed