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lepelepe-o-Hina

/ lepelepe-o-Hina / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus 🌐); Kamehameha butterfly.

2. n., Nudibranchia 🌐.

3. n., Same as lepe-o-Hina #1, a seaweed.

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lepelepe-o-Hina

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Monarch butterfly, a large, introduced butterfly known as Danaus plexippus. Vanessa tameamea, the Kamehameha butterfly, is one of only two native butterflies. Tameamea is a Russian spelling of Kamehameha. See pulelehua. The other native butterfly (Vaga blackburni) has purple on the upperside and green on the underside of the wings. It is much smaller than the brown and orange Kamehameha butterfly. (KILO.)

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