noun
common jay; Graphium doson
A species of swallowtail butterfly found in parts of Asia. In Japanese, the name is usually written in katakana.
ミカドアゲハは南方系のアゲハチョウの一種です。
The common jay is a type of southern swallowtail butterfly.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in specialized contexts.
The name combines ミカド (emperor) and アゲハ (swallowtail butterfly), but the exact origin of the name is uncertain.