Violet-tip

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Violet-tip \Vi"o*let-tip"\, n. (Zool.)
     A very handsome American butterfly ({Polygonia
     interrogationis}). Its wings are mottled with various shades
     of red and brown and have violet tips.
     [1913 Webster]