Kentish glory

British  

noun

1. a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings

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Example Sentences

In the UK, the Kentish glory is only found in north east Scotland.

From BBC

The Kentish glory is one of six of Scotland's rarest insects to be targeted in a new conservation project.

From BBC

The beautiful Kentish Glory is the only British representative of its family.

From Project Gutenberg

For example; if you breed from the chrysalis a female Kentish Glory Moth, and then immediately take her—in a closed box, mind—out into her native woods, within a short space of time an actual crowd of male "Glories" come and fasten upon, or hover over, the prison-house of the coveted maiden.

From Project Gutenberg

Without this magic attraction, you might walk in these same woods for a whole day and not see a single specimen, the Kentish Glory being generally reputed a very rare moth; while as many as some 120 males have been thus decoyed to their capture in a few hours, by the charms of a couple of lady "Glories," shut up in a box.

From Project Gutenberg