spring beauty

noun2

1. •
   Any of various species of flowering plant of the genus Claytonia, primarily native to the Americas and northeastern Asia.

   • On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets. — 2010
2. •
   (no longer used) A small American butterfly, the early hairstreak (Erora laeta), which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue.