ˈCamberwell ˈBeauty
[from Camberwell, a parish of Surrey, now within the London area.]
A collector's name for a species of butterfly (Vanessa Antiopa), occasionally seen in England.
| 1847 Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. v. 198 Mr. Broderick remarked that he had seen the ‘Camberwell Beauty’ on Twizel-moor. 1847 Carpenter Zool. §706. |