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Apaturinae consists of 20 genera and shows separate distributions and uncommon host–plant associations. Most genera of this subfamily are found throughout South-East Asia and Africa, whereas the genera Doxocopa and Asterocampa are spread mainly in South America and North America.
Apaturina erminea has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in), and males measure marginally larger than females. The uppersides of the forewings are black with an iridescent blue-green base, two white small spots at the apex and a diagonal series of pale yellow patches across each wing.
Apaturinae: Genus: Apatura Fabricius, 1807: Species See text. Synonyms [1] [2] 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 ...
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Freyer's purple emperor belongs to the genus Apatura, subfamily Apaturinae. The species is divided into seven subspecies: Apatura metis metis (Freyer, 1829) (south-eastern Europe) Apatura metis bunea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845) (south-European Russia, Caucasus) Apatura metis substituta (Butler, 1873) (Japan)
A. ilia Schiff. ( = Pap. iris Esp.) (50c) is characterized by the distal margin of the forewing being obtusely angulate below the apex; in the anal area of this wing there is an ocellus ringed with yellowish, and the median band of the hindwing has no tooth-like projection on the outer side; the male with violet gloss, the female dull black- brown or grey-brown, the bands and spots pure white ...
Nymphalidae I (Limenitidinae, Apaturinae, Charaxinae). Greenwich, UK: Meridian Publ. Greenwich, UK: Meridian Publ. Adalbert Seitz Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde , Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 5 Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die Großschmetterlinge des amerikanischen Faunengebietes, 1907-1927 pdf text 6+1 parts plates online ...
Apaturinae: Genus: Asterocampa Röber, 1916: Species See text Asterocampa, commonly called hackberry butterflies or American emperors, is a genus of butterflies in ...