Ent. [mod.L. (Fabricius).] A genus of butterflies (including the red admiral and peacock); a butterfly belonging to this genus.
1863. Bates, Nat. Amazons, i. (1864), 10. The only Amazonian species which is at all nearly related to our Vanessas, the Admiral and Peacock Butterflies.
1903. Spectator, 17 Jan., 84/2. Many butterflies, especially the vanessas, creep away and sleep through the winter.
