sulfur butterfly

noun

1. any of various yellow or orange butterflies of the family Pieridae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfur butterfly¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

I'm told everyone has a boat, that the top floors and roofs of homes have been reinforced and that research is being done on crops that grow underwater.A sulfur butterfly is resting on the lip of a bomb crater.

From Time Magazine Archive