シジミチョウ

noun

gossamer-winged butterfly; Lycaenidae

Refers to small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae, often with delicate wing patterns. The name is associated with the small size and sometimes the shape of the wings.

• 庭にわに小ちいさなシジミチョウが飛とんでいた。

  A small gossamer-winged butterfly was flying in the garden.

• シジミチョウの幼よう虫ちゅうはアリと共きょう生せいすることがある。

  The larvae of gossamer-winged butterflies sometimes have a symbiotic relationship with ants.