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Figs 2 larva after 1st moult 2a, 2b, 2c larva after 4th moult 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i after 5th moult in different positions 2j pupa front view and side view Caterpillar of purple emperor Purple emperors (Apatura iris) and lesser purple emperors (Apatura ilia) sucking moisture from the body of a dead European brown frog (Rana temporaria) in Ukraine.
Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis.It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.
Sasakia charonda, the Japanese emperor or great purple emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Japan (from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū), the Korean Peninsula, China, northern Taiwan and northern Vietnam. Its wingspan averages 50 mm (2.0 in) for males, and 65 mm (2.6 in) for females.
Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors. Purple emperors ( Apatura iris ) and lesser purple emperors ( Apatura ilia ) sucking moisture from the body of a dead common frog ( Rana temporaria ), Ukraine
Australia has more than 400 species of butterfly, ... Purple or Bathurst copper, ... Generic Names and their Type-species – Natural History Museum;
The morpho butterflies comprise many species of Neotropical butterfly under the genus Morpho. This genus includes more than 29 accepted species and 147 accepted subspecies , found mostly in South America, Mexico , and Central America . [ 1 ]
The wingspan on the adult butterfly ranges from 1.25 to 1.5 inches. Despite its common name "great purple hairstreak", this butterfly does not sport any purple coloration. Instead, the upper-side of the wings are iridescent blue at the center, with a black border, and males typically have both a more extensive and brighter blue wing coloration when compared to their female counterpart
Doxocopa agathina, the agathina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Guyanas , northern Brazil , and the Amazon region . It is also called the purple emperor but this name may also refer to the European butterfly Apatura iris .