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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 .
The wingspan is 55–60 millimetres (2.2–2.4 in) in males and 60–70 millimetres (2.4–2.8 in) in females.. The wings in the male above black, at the base black-grey with a common white transverse band, which is placed on the forewing about the middle, on the hindwing somewhat before the middle, hence in the latter not covering the base of cellule 3; the median band forms on the forewing ...
Doxocopa laurentia, the turquoise emperor or Cherubina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae. Description
The rajah and pasha butterflies, also known as emperors in Africa and Australia, [1] [2] (genus Charaxes) make up the huge type genus of the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. They belong to the tribe Charaxini, which also includes the nawab butterflies .
Charaxes brutus, the white-barred emperor or white-barred Charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa (see subspecies section for detailed information). Its flight period is year-round. [3] Notes on the biology of brutus are given by Larsen, T.B. (1991). [4]
Doxocopa pavon, the Pavon emperor or Pavon, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They can be found from Paraguay in South America up to Texas in the southern United States. They are generally brown in their overall coloration, with two bands of white straddling the middle of the upper surfaces of the wings, and a patch of orange ...
Charaxes candiope, the green-veined emperor or green-veined charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is common in sub-Saharan Africa. Biology The ...
Morpho peleides, the Peleides blue morpho, common morpho [1] or the emperor [2] [3] is an iridescent tropical butterfly found in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Paraguay and Trinidad. Most authorities [4] believe that peleides is a subspecies of Morpho helenor. [5]