As used for the cracker butterflies by Illiger in 1807, Apatura has been officially rejected and is now Hamadryas.
Apatura
Lesser purple emperor
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Apaturinae
Genus:
Apatura Fabricius, 1807
Species
See text
Synonyms[1][2]
Aeola Billberg, 1820
Apaturia Sodoffsky, 1837
Athymodes Moore, 1896
Bremeria Moore, 1896
Chitoria Moore, 1896
Dravira Moore, 1896
Limina Moore, 1896
Mars Girard, 1866
Mimathyma Moore, 1896
Narsenga Moore, 1896
Potamis Hübner, [1806]
Rohana Moore, 1880
Sincana Moore, 1896
Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.
Purple emperors (Apatura iris) and lesser purple emperors (Apatura ilia) sucking moisture from the body of a dead common frog (Rana temporaria), Ukraine
^Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apatura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^Savela, Markku. "Apatura". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors. Listed alphabetically: Apatura ilia ([Denis and Schiffermüller], 1775) – lesser purple...
Apatura ilia, the lesser purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic. It is named for its similarity...
Apatura iris, the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a...
Apatura metis, the Freyer's purple emperor, is a species of butterfly found in the Palearctic. Freyer's purple emperor has dark wings with reddish and...
Species: H. japonica Binomial name Hestina japonica (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Synonyms Apatura japonica C. & R. Felder, 1862 Diadema diagoras Hewitson, 1863...
Apatura laverna is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the emperors group within the brushfooted family. It is endemic to China. A. l...
originally described by the French entomologist Hippolyte Lucas in 1857 as Apatura theodora. Its type specimen was collected from Fernardina de Jagua, Cuba...
purple emperor but this name may also refer to the European butterfly Apatura iris. The color of the wings varies by sex. Males have bright blue or purple...
of 2 thin processes, which are longer than in the European species of Apatura. On Ostrya. Pupa fastened on the upperside of a leaf, its shape and colour...
on the Apatura. [Plantrou (J.) Systématique, biogeographie et évolution des Charaxes africains, 1983, 456 pages] [Ngyuen (T. H.) Les Apatura. Polymorphisme...
and marksman. He is particularly known for his studies of the butterfly Apatura iris (purple emperor), and for his discovery of the Nigerian subspecies...
up ilia or -ilia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ilia may refer to: Apatura ilia or lesser purple emperor, a butterfly Ilium (bone) (plural: "ilia")...
southern England and eastern Wales Subfamily Apaturinae Purple emperor – Apatura iris LC – southern England Subfamily Nymphalinae Red admiral – Vanessa...
Iranic theonym *Arti a term related to *paya, "pasture" and *pati, "lord." *Apatura Ancient Greek: Απατουρος, romanized: Apatouros Means "swift water." Composed...
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