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Purple Emperors

Apatura
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Summary

As used for the cracker butterflies by Illiger in 1807, Apatura has been officially rejected and is now Hamadryas. Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.

Purple Emperors

Apatura
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Scientific classification

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Insecta
order: Lepidoptera
family: Nymphalidae

Species

Apatura ilia

Lesser Purple Emperor

Apatura ilia

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Apatura iris

Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

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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.