蝶類

[t͡ɕo̞ːɾɯ̟i]

butterflies, (taxonomic group of butterflies)


チョウ類

[t͡ɕo̞ːɾɯ̟i]


揚羽蝶

ja-noun

揚(あげ)羽(は)蝶(ちょう) or 揚羽蝶(アゲハチョウ) • (agehachō) ^(←あげはてふ (agefatefu) or アゲハテフ (agefatefu)?)

揚羽蝶 (canonical)
揚羽蝶 (canonical)
agehachō (romanization)
agefatefu (romanization)
あげはてふ (hiragana historical)
アゲハテフ (hiragana historical)

[a̠ɡe̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

揚羽 (ageha, “raising feather”) + 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”)


蝶々

ja-noun

蝶(ちょう)々(ちょう) or 蝶々(チョウチョウ) • (chōchō) ^(←てふてふ (tefutefu)?)

蝶々 (canonical)
蝶々 (canonical)
chōchō (romanization)
tefutefu (romanization)
てふてふ (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]


蝶々

蝶(ちょう)々(ちょ) • (chōcho) ^(←てふちよ (tefutyo)?)

蝶々 (canonical)
chōcho (romanization)
tefutyo (romanization)
てふちよ (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞]


毛虫

毛虫 (canonical)
毛虫 (canonical)
kemushi (romanization)

その代り今年はこれと変った毛虫が非常に沢山に現われて来た。

1921, 寺田寅彦, 蜂が団子をこしらえる話

Instead we have seen the appearance of extremely many caterpillars different from this.

Sono kawari kotoshi wa kore to kawatta kemushi ga hijō ni takusan ni arawarete kita.


紋白蝶

紋(もん)白(しろ)蝶(ちょう) or 紋白蝶(モンシロチョウ) • (monshirochō) ^(←もんしろてふ (monsirotefu) or モンシロテフ (monsirotefu)?)

紋白蝶 (canonical)
紋白蝶 (canonical)
monshirochō (romanization)
monsirotefu (romanization)
もんしろてふ (hiragana historical)
モンシロテフ (hiragana historical)

[mõ̞ɰ̃ɕiɾo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

紋 (mon, “crest”) + 白蝶 (shirochō, “pierid”)


芋虫

芋虫 (canonical)
芋虫 (canonical)
imomushi (romanization)

Compound of 芋 (imo, “potato, tuber”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug, worm”). Refers specifically to hairless caterpillars, most specifically to varieties that eat the leaves of the 里芋 (sato imo, “taro”) or 薩摩芋 (satsuma imo, “sweet potato”).
First attested in the Nippo Jisho of 1603.

compound

(figurative) an angry person (from the way that a person may puff up when angry and go red and swollen in the face, similar to the defense behaviors of some caterpillars)


胡蝶

胡蝶 (canonical)
kochō (romanization)
kotefu (romanization)
こてふ (hiragana historical)

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 胡蝶 (MC hu thep).


揚羽

揚羽 (canonical)
揚羽 (canonical)
ageha (romanization)

Compound of 揚(あ)げ (age, “raising”) + 羽(は) (ha, “feather”)

ja-compound

Short for 揚羽蝶 (agehachō, “swallowtail butterfly”)

麝香揚羽

麝香揚羽 じゃこうあげは

長崎揚羽

長崎揚羽 ながさきあげは


樺斑

樺斑 (canonical)
樺斑 (canonical)
kabamadara (romanization)

樺(かば) (kaba, “dark orange”) + 斑(まだら) (madara, “spot”)


大樺斑

ja-noun

大(おお)樺(かば)斑(まだら) or 大樺斑(オオカバマダラ) • (ōkabamadara) ^(←おほかばまだら (ofokabamadara) or オホカバマダラ (ofokabamadara)?)

大樺斑 (canonical)
大樺斑 (canonical)
ōkabamadara (romanization)
ofokabamadara (romanization)
おほかばまだら (hiragana historical)
オホカバマダラ (hiragana historical)

大 (ō, “big”) + 樺斑 (kabamadara, “plain tiger”)


白蝶

ja-noun

白(しろ)蝶(ちょう) or 白蝶(シロチョウ) • (shirochō) ^(←しろてふ (sirotefu) or シロテフ (sirotefu)?)

白蝶 (canonical)
白蝶 (canonical)
shirochō (romanization)
sirotefu (romanization)
しろてふ (hiragana historical)
シロテフ (hiragana historical)

[ɕiɾo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

白 (shiro, “white”) + 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”)


赤立羽

ja-noun

赤(あか)立(たて)羽(は) or 赤立羽(アカタテハ) • (akatateha)

赤立羽 (canonical)
赤立羽 (canonical)
akatateha (romanization)

Blend of 赤 (aka, “red”) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”)


黄蛺蝶

黄蛺蝶 (canonical)
黄蛺蝶 (canonical)
kitateha (romanization)

Alternative spelling of 黄立羽 (“Asian comma”)


立羽蝶

ja-noun

立(たて)羽(は)蝶(ちょう) or 立羽蝶(タテハチョウ) • (tatehachō) ^(←たてはてふ (tatefatefu) or タテハテフ (tatefatefu)?)

立羽蝶 (canonical)
立羽蝶 (canonical)
tatehachō (romanization)
tatefatefu (romanization)
たてはてふ (hiragana historical)
タテハテフ (hiragana historical)

立て (tate, “raising”, from 立てる (“to raise”)) + 羽 (ha, “wing”) + 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”)

af

from <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">立てる</i> (“to raise”)

brush-footed butterfly
brush-footed butterfly


L立羽

ja-noun

L(エル)立(たて)羽(は) or L立羽(エルタテハ) • (eru-tateha)

L立羽 (canonical)
L立羽 (canonical)
eru-tateha (romanization)

Blend of L (eru) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”), Partial calque of New Latin Nymphalis l-album


C立羽

ja-noun

C(シー)立(たて)羽(は) or C立羽(シータテハ) • (shī-tateha)

C立羽 (canonical)
C立羽 (canonical)
shī-tateha (romanization)

Blend of C (shī) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”), partial calque of New Latin Polygonia c-album.


黄縁蛺蝶

ja-noun

黄(き)縁(べり)蛺蝶(たては) or 黄縁蛺蝶(キベリタテハ) • (kiberi tateha)

黄縁蛺蝶 (canonical)
黄縁蛺蝶 (canonical)
kiberi tateha (romanization)

Alternative spelling of 黄縁立羽 (“mourning cloak”) (butterfly)


黄立羽

黄立羽 (canonical)
黄立羽 (canonical)
kitateha (romanization)

Blend of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”)


瑠璃立羽

ja-noun

瑠(る)璃(り)立(たて)羽(は) or 瑠璃立羽(ルリタテハ) • (ruri tateha)

瑠璃立羽 (canonical)
瑠璃立羽 (canonical)
ruri tateha (romanization)

Blend of 瑠璃 (ruri, “lapis lazuli”) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”)


黄縁立羽

ja-noun

黄(き)縁(べり)立(たて)羽(は) or 黄縁立羽(キベリタテハ) • (kiberi tateha)

黄縁立羽 (canonical)
黄縁立羽 (canonical)
kiberi tateha (romanization)

Blend of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) + 縁 (heri, “edge”) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”)


モルフォ蝶

ja-noun

モルフォ蝶(ちょう) or モルフォ蝶(チョウ) • (morufo-chō)

モルフォ蝶 (canonical)
モルフォ蝶 (canonical)
morufo-chō (romanization)

[mo̞ɾɯ̟ɸo̞ t͡ɕo̞ː]


蝶形

蝶(ちょう)形(がた) • (chōgata) ^(←てふがた (tefugata)?)

蝶(ちょう)形(けい) • (chōkei) ^(←てふけい (tefukei)?)

蝶形 (canonical)
chōgata (romanization)
tefugata (romanization)
てふがた (hiragana historical)
蝶形 (canonical)
chōkei (romanization)
tefukei (romanization)
てふけい (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːɡa̠ta̠]

[t͡ɕo̞ːke̞ː]


帝揚羽

帝(みかど)揚(あげ)羽(は) or 帝揚羽(ミカドアゲハ) • (mikadoageha)

帝揚羽 (canonical)
帝揚羽 (canonical)
mikadoageha (romanization)

Compound of 帝(みかど) (mikado, “emperor”) + 揚羽(あげは) (ageha, “swallowtail butterfly”)