aurelia

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See also: Aurelia and Aurélia

English

The aurelia, or chrysalis, of a passion butterfly (Agraulis vanillae).
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Etymology

From Italian aurelia (“chrysalis”), from Latin aureus (“golden”).

Noun

aurelia (plural aurelias)

  1. (entomology, archaic) The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.

Italian

Noun

aurelia f (plural aurelie)

  1. chrysalis, nymph
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