''Sasakia'' is a
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 ...
in the subfamily
Apaturinae of the family
Nymphalidae.
Species
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Sasakia charonda
''Sasakia charonda'', the Japanese emperor or great purple emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Japan (from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū), the Korean Peninsula, China, northern Taiwan and northern Vietnam. Its w ...
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(Hewitson, 1863)
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Sasakia funebris''
(Leech, 1891) – empress
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Sasakia pulcherrima''
Chou & Li
References
External links
"''Sasakia'' Moore, [1896]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Apaturinae
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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