ジャノメチョウ

Meanings

satyrid butterfly; grayling

usually written using kana alone

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).

ジャノメチョウは草そう地ちでよく見みられる。
Satyrid butterflies are often seen in grasslands.
ジャノメチョウの羽はねには蛇じゃの目めのような模も様ようがある。
The satyrid butterfly has snake-eye-like patterns on its wings.