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
References
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