Lesser Purple Emperor

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Apatura ilia
Lesser Purple Emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Genus: Apatura
Species: A. ilia
Binomial name
Apatura ilia
Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775

The Lesser Purple Emperor, or Apatura ilia, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and Asia. It is named for its similarity to the Purple Emperor butterfly.

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