Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun red-spotted_purple
1 sense of red-spotted purple
Sense 1
red-spotted purple, Limenitis astyanax -- (similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces)
=> nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly -- (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)