[Opinions] "It's a shame there are so few butterfly names..." (ETA)
I felt the same way, so I did a little looking up and came across...Celastrina - of Celastrina argiolus, also known as the Holly Blue, a really beautiful butterfly; have not yet tracked down an exact pronunciation but it reminds me of Celeste (probably comes from the same root) and Trina is in thereIndra - of Papilio indra; Indra means "possessing drops of rain"; has beautiful blue spots on a black backgroundPhoebus - of Parnassius phoebus could give Phoebe; very interesting-lookingMarcellus - of Eurytides marcellus; leads to Marcelline; very striking "Zebra" butterflyEurydice - of Colias eurydice; "Dog Face" butterfly, though I don't see a dog; has been featured on U.S. stampsOlympia - of Euchloe olympia; wings have a sort of marbled vein effectCynthia, Drusilla, Josephina, Alexandra and Vanessa are also included in names of butterflies, but those particular butterflies are more ordinary-looking, not that an "ordinary" butterfly isn't still beautiful.Celastrina aside, these are all legit, and mostly familiar, names for people, but at least I have some new butterfly imagery to go along with them. :)ETA: Just found this: http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Latin%20pronunciation.htm

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