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It is the name of a butterfly (Tais Hipsipila) that inhabits the Alps region. Its caterpillar is yellow with hair or black spines on the back; and they are supposed to inspire the name that according to some entomology texts would mean "hairy loin" in Greek. See also hypsipyla , hypsypila .

  

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