A type of butterfly or similar insect that closes or folds its wings in a characteristic way when at rest.
Compound of 'close' (to fold) and 'wing.' Descriptive term used in entomology to classify insects by their wing-folding behavior during rest periods.
Many butterflies are classified by how they rest their wings—some close them vertically tent-style, others fold them flat—and this behavior actually helps entomologists identify species in the field with a single glance.
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