Apatura Explained

Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.

Species

Listed alphabetically:

• 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

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 dApatura 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