Genus of brush-footed butterflies
As used for the cracker butterflies by Illiger in 1807, Apatura has been officially rejected and is now Hamadryas.
Apatura
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Lesser purple emperor
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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Class:
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Insecta
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Order:
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Lepidoptera
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Family:
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Nymphalidae
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Subfamily:
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Apaturinae
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Genus:
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Apatura Fabricius, 1807
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Species
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See text
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Synonyms[1][2]
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- Aeola Billberg, 1820
- Apaturia Sodoffsky, 1837
- Athymodes Moore, 1896
- Bremeria Moore, 1896
- Chitoria Moore, 1896
- Dravira Moore, 1896
- Limina Moore, 1896
- Mars Girard, 1866
- Mimathyma Moore, 1896
- Narsenga Moore, 1896
- Potamis Hübner, [1806]
- Rohana Moore, 1880
- Sincana Moore, 1896
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Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.
Species
Listed alphabetically:[2]
Moved to genus Chitoria:
Moved to genus Mimathyma:
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apatura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Apatura". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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 d'Apatura en captivité, Alexanor.
- 1976. Nguyen (T. H.), Les Apatura. Polymorphisme et spéciation (Nymphalidae). Sciences Nat.
External links
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