Apatura
Emperor Butterflies
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Apatura ambica
- Apatura ilia
- Apatura iris
- Apatura laverna
- Apatura metis
- Apatura nycteis
Nomenclature and synonymy
A number of small or monotypic genera have been erected for various east Asian apaturine species. The genera Chitoria and Mimathyma are sometimes placed in Apatura, but are provisionally separated here, pending further evidence.
References
Corbet AS, Pendlebury HM, and Eliot JN. 1992. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
Haribal M. 1992. The butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their natural history. Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation, Gangtok.
Tuzov VK, Bogdanov PV, Devyatkin AL, Kaabak LV, Korolev VA, Murzin VS, Samodurov GD, and Tarasov EA. 1997. Guide to the butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Pensoft, Sofia.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Apatura iris |
|---|---|
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Male Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) 10/10 |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Peter Orosz |
| Scientific Name | Apatura ilia ilia |
|---|---|
| Location | Salzburg, city of Salzburg, Aigen |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Source | Apatura ilia ilia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2008 Michael Kurz |
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