PARA-82-Great-Purple-Emperor-Butterfly: Chrysalis

Caretaker Status: Unknown

Affiliated companion(s): none

Level 3 - concrete
Word: Butterfly (Great Purple Emperor)

Origin:
Old English, from butter + fly perhaps from the cream or yellow color of common species, or from an old belief that the insects stole butter.

Definition:
An insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales, usually brightly colored, and typically held erect when at rest.
Butterflies fly by day, have clubbed or dilated antennae, and usually feed on nectar.
S. charonda is the national butterfly of Japan, where it is known as 大紫 or オオムラサキ (oh-murasaki, "great purple").
Its Chinese name is 大紫蛺蝶 (Traditional Chinese) and Korean name is 왕오색나비, which means 'king five-coloured butterfly'.

Magic Status: 0 - Uninitiated

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware