blue admiral

English

A blue admiral from Coorg, India.

Etymology

From blue +‎ admiral, possibly in relation to the red admiral, another species of butterfly.

Noun

blue admiral (plural blue admirals)

1. Kaniska canace, a black and blue species of nymphaline butterflies.

Related terms

• red admiral

Descendants

• Bengali: ব্লু এডমিরাল (blu eḍmiral)

Translations

Kaniska canace

• Bengali: ব্লু এডমিরাল (blu eḍmiral)
• Japanese: 瑠璃立羽 (ruri tateha)
• Korean: 청띠신선나비 (cheongttisinseonnabi)
• Russian: тра́урница япо́нская f (tráurnica japónskaja), кана́ка f (kanáka)