black butterfly
Melanistic winged insect
A black butterfly is a butterfly with predominantly dark wings.
In symbolism and folklore, black butterflies often represent death, transformation, or the arrival of bad news—though some traditions view them as messengers from deceased loved ones.
A black butterfly landed on the windowsill the day my grandmother died.
- wingsLimbs for flight
- flutterRapid light movement
- mourning cloakBrown butterfly, cream edges
- swallowtailButterfly with forked hindwings
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
velvet · metamorphosis · life cycle · cocoon · caterpillar · midnight · gothic · delicate · delicate beauty · graceful · garden · nectar · death · death omen · bad omen · omen · shadow · iridescent
- omensomens, omen, portent, portents, signs
- superstitionbroken mirror, Friday the 13th, walking under ladder, evil eye, bad luck
- death omensbanshee, death knell, death rattle, Grim Reaper, harbinger