Apatura | |
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Lesser purple emperor | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Apaturinae |
Genus: | Apatura Fabricius, 1807 |
Species | |
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.
Listed alphabetically: [2]
Moved to genus Chitoria :
Moved to genus Mimathyma :
An emperor is a type of monarch.
Apatura metis, the Freyer's purple emperor, is a species of butterfly found in the Palearctic.
Amphipyra is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae, the only genus in the tribe Amphipyrini.
Euthalia is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or dukes.
Chitoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Southeast Asia.
Mimathyma is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in eastern and southern Asia. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1896.
Sephisa is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. It is related to Apatura, Hestinalis, and Mimathyma, with a common ancestor that diverged around 30Ma.
Tajuria is an Indomalayan genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Amphipoea is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, found in the Holarctic realm.
Condica is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856.
Sarbanissa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1875.
Achillides, the peacock swallowtails, are a subgenus within the genus Papilio containing 25 species.