Apatura

Apatura
	Lesser purple emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Apaturinae
Genus:	Apatura; Fabricius, 1807
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	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

Species[]

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

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:

(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
Nguyen, 1979 now in

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

References[]

^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Savela, Markku. "Apatura". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 July 2018.