暮眼蝶

mùyǎndié

noun

Measure Word

一只暮眼蝶 zhī

Meanings

1 evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda)
2 crepuscular satyrine butterfly with eye-spots on its wings

Characters

Examples

暮眼蝶喜欢在黄昏时分飞舞。

Mùyǎndié xǐhuān zài huánghūn shífēn fēiwǔ.

The evening brown butterfly likes to fly around at dusk.

暮眼蝶的翅膀上有几个明显的眼状斑纹。

Mùyǎndié de chìbǎng shàng yǒu jǐ ge míngxiǎn de yǎnzhuàng bānwén.

The evening brown's wings bear several prominent eye-spots.

Tips

memory

暮 (dusk) + 眼 (eye) + 蝶 (butterfly): a dusk-flying butterfly with eye-like spots. The English name 'evening brown' captures the same idea.

Stroke Order

暮 mù

眼 yǎn

蝶 dié