apefly

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English[edit]

apefly
apefly pupa

Etymology[edit]

Blend of ape +‎ butterfly

Noun[edit]

apefly (plural apeflies)

  1. A small lycaenid butterfly native to South- and Southeast Asia, Spalgis epius, whose pupa is said to look like a monkey's face.
  2. Any butterfly in the genus Spalgis

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