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(diff) Dragon Breed Data Origin Of Name? There are several
Australian butterflies with "Xenica" in their common names from
the parent genera Geitoneura, Oreixenica, and Nesoxenica. The
first named variety was the Ringed Xenica in 1805, with marbled
orange/black wings marked with white-centered black eyespots. In
Temeraire's world, perhaps the Australian butterfly was named
for a similar appearance to the British dragon. Conversely,
perhaps Novik named the dragon after the butterfly.