Large highly coloured butterfly (7)

I believe the answer is:

emperor

(Other definitions for emperor that I've seen before include "Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major" , "Monarch" , "Largest type of penguin" , "He rules over several states" , "Japanese version of the king" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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