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Apatura

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Apaturinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Apatura

Higher classification
  
Nymphalidae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Lower classifications
  
Apatura iris, Apatura ilia, Apatura metis, Rohana parisatis, Mimathyma ambica

Apatura iris


Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.

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Species

Listed alphabetically:

Apatura Butterflies of temperate Asia Apatura laverna

  • Apatura ilia ([Denis and Schiffermüller], 1775) – lesser purple emperor
  • Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) – purple emperor
  • Apatura laverna Leech, 1893
  • Apatura metis Freyer, 1829 – Freyer's purple emperor

    • Moved to genus Chitoria:

    Apatura Apatura iris Wikiwand

  • Apatura fasciola (Leech, 1890) now in Chitoria fasciola
  • Apatura sordida (Moore, 1865) – sordid emperor now in Chitoria sordida
  • Apatura ulupi (Doherty, 1889) – tawny emperor now in Chitoria ulupi
  • Apatura vietnamica Nguyen, 1979 now in Chitoria vietnamica

    • Moved to genus Mimathyma:

    Apatura 1000 images about Butterflies Emperor Apatura Indian Lesser

  • Apatura ambica (Kollar, 1844) – Indian purple emperor now in Mimathyma ambica
  • Apatura chevana Moore 1865 – sergeant emperor now in Mimathyma chevana
  • Apatura nycteis Ménétriès, 1859 now in Mimathyma nycteis
  • Apatura schrenckii Ménétriès, 1858 – Schrenck's emperor now in Mimathyma schrenckii

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    Apatura iris3aujpg

    References

    Apatura Wikipedia
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