satyrid butterfly; grayling
Refers to butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae, especially the dryad (Minois dryas). The name comes from the eye-like spots on the wings resembling a snake's eye (蛇の目).
Satyrid butterflies are often seen in grasslands.
The satyrid butterfly has snake-eye-like patterns on its wings.
Katakana spelling is standard for this butterfly name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 蛇の目 (snake eye) for the wing pattern; rarely used in practice.
Variant kanji spelling without の; also rare.
From 蛇の目 (janome, 'snake eye') + 蝶 (chō, 'butterfly'), referring to the eye-like spots on the wings.