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''Apatura'' is a 
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genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
commonly known as the emperors.
Species
Listed alphabetically: * ''Apatura ilia
''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 to the purple emperor butterfly.
Description
The wingspan is in the female and in ...
'' ( enis and Schiffermüller 1775) – lesser purple emperor
* ''Apatura iris
''Apatura iris'', the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Description
Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a small orange ring on each of the hindwings. Males have a wingspan of , and ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – purple emperor
* ''Apatura laverna
''Apatura laverna'' is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the emperors group within the brushfooted family. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as ...
'' Leech, 1893
* ''Apatura metis
''Apatura metis'', the Freyer's purple emperor, is a species of butterfly found in Eurasia.
'' 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
''Chitoria ulupi'', the tawny emperor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcont ...
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* '' Apatura vietnamica'' Nguyen, 1979 now in '' Chitoria vietnamica''
Moved to genus ''Mimathyma
''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.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
* '' Mimathyma ambica'' (Kollar, 844 – Indian purple empero ...
'':
* '' Apatura ambica'' (Kollar, 1844) – Indian purple emperor now in '' Mimathyma ambica''
* '' Apatura chevana'' Moore 1865 – sergeant emperor now in ''Mimathyma chevana
''Mimathyma chevana'', the sergeant emperor, is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1865.
There are two subspecies:
*''M. c. chevana'' Sikkim, Assam, northern Myanmar
*''M. c ...
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* '' Apatura nycteis'' Ménétriès, 1859 now in ''Mimathyma nycteis
''Mimathyma nycteis'' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amurland, Korea, Northeast China) that belongs to the browns family.
Description from Seitz
A. nycteis Men. (51c) has less elongate wings than the preceding species A. fulv ...
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* '' Apatura schrenckii'' Ménétriès, 1858 – Schrenck's emperor now in ''Mimathyma schrenckii
''Mimathyma schrenckii '' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amurland to Korea, Northeast China) that belongs to the Nymphalidae family.
Subspecies
*''M. s. schrenckii'' Amurland to Korea, north-eastern China
*''M. s. laeta'' (Obert ...
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References
Further reading
* 1950. Le Moult (E.), Révision de la classification des Apaturinae de l'Ancien Monde, supplement to ''Miscellanea Entomologica
''Miscellanea Entomologica'' was a French entomological scientific journal. It was originally published by Eugène Barthe and established in 1892.
Beginning
The first issue of ''Miscellanea Entomologica'' was published in a larger format (24 x ...
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* 1971. Rigout (J.), Une ponte d''Apatura'' en captivité, ''Alexanor''.
* 1976. Nguyen (T. H.), Les ''Apatura''. Polymorphisme et spéciation (Nymphalidae). Sciences Nat
Sciences Nat was the academic publisher specialising in entomology of the Societé Sciences Nat. The society was established in 1971 and based in the rue de la Mare in Paris. Three years later it moved to the rue des Alouettes and later to Venet ...
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External links
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Apaturinae
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Nymphalidae genera
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