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Apatura
Genus of brush-footed butterflies
Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.
01Species
Listed alphabetically:
- 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 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 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 ilia1.jpg by Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Apatura eat frog 2010 G2.jpg by George Chernilevsky, Public domain
- コムラサキApatura metis substituta ♂山梨.jpg by Mmsmr, CC0
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