sulphur butterfly


Origin of sulphur butterfly

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First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby sulphur butterfly

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How to use sulphur butterfly in a sentence

  • It is a sulphur butterfly, who thus comes before the earliest chiffchaff—before the watch begins for the first swallow.

    The Open Air | Richard Jefferies
  • Down the dusty road, inches deep in sand, comes a sulphur butterfly, rushing as quick as if hastening to a butterfly-fair.

    The Open Air | Richard Jefferies
  • “There he goes,” said Harry, all at once starting off full speed after a sulphur butterfly.

    Hollowdell Grange | George Manville Fenn