Apatura

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.

Contents 1 Species 2 Further readings 3 References 4 External links

Species

Listed alphabetically.^[1]

• 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 – Sargeant 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 readings

• 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.

References

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Apatura Apatura] at Wikimedia Commons

• Data related to Apatura at Wikispecies