Vanessa (Noun)
Meaning
Painted beauty and red admiral.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Vanessa atalanta, commonly known as the red admiral, is a striking painted lady butterfly species found worldwide.
- In contrast to the Vanessa cardui or painted lady, the red admiral is known for its brown-black wings and red bands.
- Vanessa was a nickname used by Jonathan Swift for his friend Esther Vanhomrigh, but it also shares its name with the Vanessa butterfly genus.
- The Vanessa genus of butterflies includes the beautiful painted lady and the striking red admiral species.
- Vanessa butterflies like the painted lady are some of the most colorful migratory butterfly species known.