Noun: banded purple 'ban-did 'pur-pul
- North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
"The banded purple gracefully landed on a leaf, displaying its distinctive wing pattern";
- white admiral, Limenitis arthemis
Derived forms: banded purples
Type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly
Part of: genus Limenitis, Limenitis