Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.
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:
- 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
- Apatura vietnamica Nguyen, 1979 now in Chitoria vietnamica
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.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Apatura". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
Further reading
- 1950. Le Moult (E.), Révision de la classification des Apaturinae de l'Ancien Monde, supplement to Miscellanea Entomologica.
- 1971. Rigout (J.), Une ponte d'Apatura en captivité, Alexanor.
- 1976. Nguyen (T. H.), Les Apatura. Polymorphisme et spéciation (Nymphalidae). Sciences Nat.
External links
- Images representing Apatura at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Media related to Apatura at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Apatura at Wikispecies
