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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Apatura Fabricius, 1807
is a synonym of Genus Paraphrixia Saunders, 1871
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
1533
72196
Genera
Species
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
27
1450
Genera
Species
TribeApaturini
Boisduval, 1840
6
835
Genera
Species
GenusApatura
Fabricius, 1807
Emperors
576Species
Subnodes of Apatura Fabricius, 1807
SpeciesApatura acca Felder, 1866
SpeciesApatura afflicta Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura agathina Oberthür, 0
SpeciesApatura alba Wright, 1905  ⇒ Asterocampa celtis celtis
SpeciesApatura albatheia Verity, 1950
SpeciesApatura albifasciata Mell, 1923
SpeciesApatura albopunctata Tytler, 1915
SpeciesApatura alceste Cabeau, 1913
SpeciesApatura alcithoe Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura alicia Edwards, 1868  ⇒ Asterocampa celtis celtis
SpeciesApatura ambica Kollar, 1844  ⇒ Mimathyma ambica
Indian Purple, Indian Purple Emperor
9Subspecies
SpeciesApatura amurensis Stichel, 1908
SpeciesApatura andicola Herrich-Schäffer, 1865
SpeciesApatura angelina Felder, 1866
SpeciesApatura antonia Edwards, 1877
SpeciesApatura arakii Naritomi, 1959
SpeciesApatura argus Bates, 1864
SpeciesApatura artaxes de Nicéville, 1895
SpeciesApatura asakurai Nire, 1917
SpeciesApatura asiatica Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura asta Schultz, 1904
SpeciesApatura astasia Hübner, 1818
SpeciesApatura astasioides Staudinger, 1871
SpeciesApatura asturiensis Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura atacinus Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura atava Verity, 1950
SpeciesApatura athalia Butler, 1866
SpeciesApatura auricollis Laporte & Gory, 1837
SpeciesApatura aurosquamosa Gillmer, 1905
SpeciesApatura barcina Verity, 1927  ⇒ Apatura ilia
SpeciesApatura bernardii Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura beroe Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApatura bhavana Moore, 1881
SpeciesApatura bieti Oberthür, 1885
SpeciesApatura blankensteini Niepelt, 1923
SpeciesApatura boliviana Oberthür, 1914
SpeciesApatura borneana Fruhstorfer, 1905
SpeciesApatura budensis Fuchs, 1899
SpeciesApatura bunea Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
SpeciesApatura bureana Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura burmana Tytler, 1940
SpeciesApatura butleri Oberthür, 1893
SpeciesApatura callianira Ménétriés, 1855
SpeciesApatura camiba Moore, 1880
SpeciesApatura camiboides Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesApatura camilla Young, 1907
SpeciesApatura carolina Serville, 1820
SpeciesApatura carueli Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura cassiope Ménétriés, 1859
SpeciesApatura caudata Laporte & Gory, 1837
SpeciesApatura cauta Leech, 1887
SpeciesApatura celtis Boisduval & Leconte, 1834  ⇒ Asterocampa celtis
SpeciesApatura cerberea Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura chattendeni Heslop & Stockley, 1961
SpeciesApatura cherubina Felder, 1866
SpeciesApatura chevana Moore, 1865  ⇒ Mimathyma chevana
Sargeant Emperor, Sergeant Emperor
2Subspecies
SpeciesApatura chitralensis Evans, 1912
SpeciesApatura chrysina Oberthür, 1909
SpeciesApatura chrysolora Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesApatura chrysus Oberthür, 1891
SpeciesApatura circumpunctata Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura clara Verity, 1950
SpeciesApatura claribella Fruhstorfer, 1902
SpeciesApatura cleochares Hewitson, 1873  ⇒ Apaturopsis cleochares
SpeciesApatura clothilda Felder, 1867
SpeciesApatura clythia Schneider, 1785
SpeciesApatura clytia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
SpeciesApatura clytie Schiffermüller & Denis, 1775  ⇒ Apatura ilia
SpeciesApatura clytiella Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura clyton Boisduval & Le Conte, 1833  ⇒ Asterocampa clyton
SpeciesApatura cocles Edwards, 1884  ⇒ Asterocampa leilia
SpeciesApatura coelestina Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1884
SpeciesApatura cooperi Tytler, 1926  ⇒ Chitoria cooperi
SpeciesApatura corax Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura croceosignata Laporte & Gory, 1837
SpeciesApatura danae Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesApatura decolorata Laporte & Gory, 1837
SpeciesApatura decorata Bang-Haas, 1939
SpeciesApatura deficiens Cabeau, 1929
SpeciesApatura delcouri Cabeau, 1923
SpeciesApatura deschangei Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura diaphona Lambillion & Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura dilutior Staudinger, 1894
SpeciesApatura dimeres Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura distincta Schultz, 1904
SpeciesApatura doii Matsumura, 1928
SpeciesApatura doxocopa Burmeister, 1878
SpeciesApatura dubernardi Oberthür, 1912
SpeciesApatura elis Felder, 1861
SpeciesApatura eos Rossi, 1794
SpeciesApatura esakii Shirozu, 1959
SpeciesApatura extensa Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura fabreae Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura fasciola Leech, 1890  ⇒ Chitoria fasciola
SpeciesApatura flava Honrath, 1892
SpeciesApatura flaveola Honrath, 1892
SpeciesApatura flavomaculata Kollar, 1909
SpeciesApatura flora Edwards, 1876
SpeciesApatura florenciae Tytler, 1911
SpeciesApatura formosana Moltrecht, 1909
SpeciesApatura fulva Doherty, 1889  ⇒ Chitoria ulupi
Tawny Emperor
9Subspecies
SpeciesApatura fulvobscura Verity, 1950
SpeciesApatura fulvoclara Verity, 1950
SpeciesApatura fulvopuncta Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura furukawai Matsumura, 1931
SpeciesApatura garlanda Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura geminifasciata Cabeau, 1922
SpeciesApatura gertraudis Stichel, 1908
3Subspecies
SpeciesApatura gifuensis Matsumura, 1919
SpeciesApatura gracilis Bang-Haas, 1936
SpeciesApatura griseldis Felder, 1862
SpeciesApatura hainana Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura heijona Matsumura, 1927
SpeciesApatura hemisilvia Cabeau, 1912
SpeciesApatura heos Meigen, 1829
SpeciesApatura herastituta Bang-Haas, 1936
SpeciesApatura here Felder, 1862
2Subspecies
SpeciesApatura hereoides Bang-Haas, 1933
SpeciesApatura hindenburgi Mecke, 1926
SpeciesApatura hoenei Mell, 1952
SpeciesApatura hypna Swinhoe, 1916
SpeciesApatura iha Denis & Schiffennuller, 1775
1Subspecies
SpeciesApatura ilia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Lesser Purple Emperor, Purple Emperor
101Subspecies
SpeciesApatura iliades Mitis, 1899
SpeciesApatura iliella Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura iliona Schultz, 1904
SpeciesApatura inflammata Laporte & Gory, 1837
SpeciesApatura inspersa Schultz, 1904
SpeciesApatura interfracta Cabeau, 1930
SpeciesApatura intermedia Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura iolata Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura iole Schneider, 1785
SpeciesApatura iolides Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura iridella Lhomme, 1923
SpeciesApatura iriella Lambillion & Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura iris Linnaeus, 1758
Lesser Purple Emperor, Purple Emperor
46Subspecies
SpeciesApatura irradiata Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura japonica Le Moult, 1947  ⇒ Hestina japonica
SpeciesApatura javana Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesApatura jole Denis & Schiffermüller, 1776
SpeciesApatura julia Schrank, 1801
SpeciesApatura juno Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura junoniae Prunner, 1798
SpeciesApatura junonina Lambillion & Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura kalaurica Doherty, 1889  ⇒ Chitoria ulupi
Tawny Emperor
6Subspecies
SpeciesApatura kallina Staudinger, 0
SpeciesApatura kamonis Matsumura, 1928
SpeciesApatura kangkeensis Seok, 1938
SpeciesApatura kansuensis Bang-Haas, 1933
SpeciesApatura koreilia Bryk, 1946
SpeciesApatura krylovi Kurentzov, 1932
SpeciesApatura kwangnunga Murayama, 1963
SpeciesApatura lacustris Rocci, 1930
SpeciesApatura laeta Oberthür, 1906  ⇒ Mimathyma schrenckii
SpeciesApatura lambillioni Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura lamia Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApatura laura Serville, 1820
SpeciesApatura laurentia Hewitson, 1869
SpeciesApatura laverna Leech, 1892
Laverna Emperor
3Subspecies
SpeciesApatura lavernoides Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura leechii Moore, 1896
SpeciesApatura leilia Edwards, 1874  ⇒ Asterocampa leilia
SpeciesApatura leucothea Cabeau, 1913
SpeciesApatura likiangensis Mell, 1952
SpeciesApatura linda Felder, 1862
SpeciesApatura lucasii Burmeister, 1861
SpeciesApatura lugenda Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura lusitanica Stichel, 1908
SpeciesApatura lutea Herbst, 1796
SpeciesApatura luteissima Verity, 1919
SpeciesApatura lutescens Schultz, 1904  ⇒ Apatura iris
SpeciesApatura luteus Esper, 1777
SpeciesApatura macar Wallace, 1869
SpeciesApatura magadinensis Gramann, 1920
SpeciesApatura magnifica Schultz, 1904
SpeciesApatura mai Tytler, 1940
SpeciesApatura mandschurica Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura marginecarueli Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura marginejuno Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura martini Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesApatura mathani Oberthür, 1914
SpeciesApatura maximinus Heslop, 1960
SpeciesApatura media Oberthür, 1912
SpeciesApatura melanthes Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura metis FREYER, 1829
Freyer's Purple Emperor, Freyer´s Purple Emperor
8Subspecies
SpeciesApatura mikuni Wileman, 1910
SpeciesApatura mindora Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesApatura minerva Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura minor Esper, 1777
SpeciesApatura miranda Fruhstorfer, 1902
SpeciesApatura mirei Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura modesta Oberthür, 1906
SpeciesApatura moffartsi Cabeau, 1921
SpeciesApatura monardi Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura monophana Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura montis Edwards, 1883  ⇒ Asterocampa celtis antonia
SpeciesApatura morgiana Westwood, 1850  ⇒ Dilipa morgiana
SpeciesApatura moriei Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura morii Seok, 1937
SpeciesApatura moritziana Felder, 1866
SpeciesApatura mouretae Derenne, 1934
SpeciesApatura naga Tytler, 1915
SpeciesApatura nakula Moore, 1857
4Subspecies
SpeciesApatura nakulina Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesApatura namouna Doubleday, 1845
SpeciesApatura nana Staudinger, 1889
SpeciesApatura nig Smith, 1903  ⇒ Asterocampa clyton
SpeciesApatura nigra Strecker, 1878
SpeciesApatura nikosia Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura nilka Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesApatura notata Laporte & Gory, 1837
SpeciesApatura nycteis Ménétriés, 1859  ⇒ Mimathyma nycteis
3Subspecies
SpeciesApatura oberthuri Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura obnubila Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura obscura Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura obscurata Roepke, 1938
SpeciesApatura obscuremoriei Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura obscurior Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura occidentalis Godman & Salvin, 1884
SpeciesApatura ocellata Edwards, 1876  ⇒ Asterocampa clyton
SpeciesApatura orientalis Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura ornata Oberthür, 1914
SpeciesApatura osteria Westwood, 1850  ⇒ Eulaceura osteria
SpeciesApatura padana Turati, 1914
SpeciesApatura padola Fruhstorfer, 1912  ⇒ Asterocampa idyja idyja
SpeciesApatura pagenstecheri de Nicéville, 1897
SpeciesApatura pallas Leech, 1890  ⇒ Brenthis hecate
Purple Emperor
SpeciesApatura pallescens Schultz, 1904
SpeciesApatura pallida Osthelder, 1925
SpeciesApatura panchaea Felder, 1866
SpeciesApatura parisatis Westwood, 1850  ⇒ Rohana parisatis
Black Prince
18Subspecies
SpeciesApatura parisia Serville, 1820
SpeciesApatura parvata Moore, 1857
2Subspecies
SpeciesApatura pavonii Westwood, 1850
SpeciesApatura pavonius Hoffmannsegg, 0
SpeciesApatura penumbrata Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura periommata Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura perlinaghia Turati, 1927
SpeciesApatura perlinghia Fiori, 1931
SpeciesApatura phaedra Leech, 1892
SpeciesApatura phaenacia Hewitson, 1869
SpeciesApatura phryne Dahlström, 1900
SpeciesApatura plesaurina Butler & Druce, 1872
SpeciesApatura plesseni Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura praeclara Moltrecht, 1927
SpeciesApatura princeps Fixsen, 1887
SpeciesApatura proserpina Scudder, 1868  ⇒ Asterocampa clyton
SpeciesApatura pseudilia Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura pseudofasciola Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura pseudohere Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura pseudoiris Verity, 1913  ⇒ Apatura iris
SpeciesApatura pseudopallas Fruhstorfer, 1909
SpeciesApatura pseudoserarum Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura punctostipata Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura purpureosignata Laporte & Gory, 1837
SpeciesApatura pusilla Bang-Haas, 1936
SpeciesApatura radiolata Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura ragonoti Poujade, 1896
SpeciesApatura rana Staudinger, 1889
SpeciesApatura recidiva Stichel, 1908
SpeciesApatura rhea Felder, 1863
SpeciesApatura roeselii Bergsträsser, 1779
SpeciesApatura romaniszyni Schille, 1924
SpeciesApatura rossi Aigner-Abafi, 1900
SpeciesApatura rotellata Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura rubescens Esper, 1781
SpeciesApatura ruficincta Lathy, 1913
SpeciesApatura rugata LeConte, 1857  ⇒ Melanophila acuminata
SpeciesApatura russica Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura salicis Fabricius, 1807  ⇒ Apatura iris
SpeciesApatura sari Heslop, 1961
SpeciesApatura schrenckii Ménétriés, 1859  ⇒ Mimathyma schrenckii
Schrenck´s Emperor
6Subspecies
SpeciesApatura schrenkii Ménétriés, 1858
SpeciesApatura selina Bates, 1865
SpeciesApatura semialba Cabeau, 1913
SpeciesApatura serarum Oberthür, 1891
SpeciesApatura serarumoides Bryk, 1946
SpeciesApatura setia Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura sheljuzkoi Turati, 1914
SpeciesApatura siamensis Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura sigea Murayama, 1943
SpeciesApatura silvia Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura silviella Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura sobrina Wileman, 1915
SpeciesApatura sorbioduni Heslop, 1961
SpeciesApatura sordida Moore, 1865  ⇒ Chitoria sordida
Sordid Emperor
4Subspecies
SpeciesApatura sordioduni Heslop, 1964
SpeciesApatura staurakius Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesApatura stictica Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura strandi Biezanko, 1924
SpeciesApatura subalba Poujade, 1885
SpeciesApatura subalbata Cabeau, 1913
SpeciesApatura subcaerulea Leech, 1891  ⇒ Chitoria subcaerulea
1Subspecies
SpeciesApatura subiliades Cabeau, 1929
SpeciesApatura subpallida Barnes & McDunnough, 1913  ⇒ Asterocampa clyton texana
SpeciesApatura subsobrina Mell, 1952
SpeciesApatura subsplendens Mell, 1923
SpeciesApatura substituta Butler, 1873
SpeciesApatura sumatrana Moore, 1896
SpeciesApatura sumatrensis Staudinger, 1889
SpeciesApatura suspirans Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Brenthis hecate
Purple Emperor
SpeciesApatura szechwanensis Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura takanonis Matsumura, 1919
SpeciesApatura tetrica Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura thaumantias Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura thaumantis Schultz, 1903
SpeciesApatura thaumas Bates, 1864
SpeciesApatura theia Dannehl, 1925
SpeciesApatura theodora Lucas, 1857
SpeciesApatura tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesApatura tracta Swinhoe, 1916
SpeciesApatura transtaeniata Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura transtenuata Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura transveleta Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura tremulae Herold, 1844
SpeciesApatura trochoides Cabeau, 1910
SpeciesApatura ulupi Doherty, 1889  ⇒ Chitoria ulupi
Tawny Emperor
13Subspecies
SpeciesApatura una Wileman, 1908
SpeciesApatura ussurensis Kurentzov, 1937
SpeciesApatura vacana Oberthür, 1914
SpeciesApatura vacuna Kirby, 1879
SpeciesApatura vidua Cabea, 1910
SpeciesApatura vietnamica Nguyên, 1979
SpeciesApatura viridana Cabeau, 1919
SpeciesApatura viridescens Bang-Haas, 1939
SpeciesApatura viridiobscura Laporte & Gory, 1837
SpeciesApatura vittelinae Fabricius, 1897  ⇒ Apatura ilia
SpeciesApatura vulgaris Bergsträsser, 1771
SpeciesApatura xanthine Oberthür, 1909
SpeciesApatura xantho Le Cerf, 1922
SpeciesApatura yanagawensis Matsumura, 1928
SpeciesApatura yunnana Mell, 1952
SpeciesApatura yunnanensis Le Moult, 1947
SpeciesApatura zalmunna Butler, 1869
SpeciesApatura zanoa Hewitson, 1869

Synonyms
Aeola (Billberg, 1820)
Apaturia (Sodoffsky, 1837)
Athymodes (Moore, 1896)
Bremeria (Moore, 1896)
Chitoria (Moore, 1896)
Dravira (Moore, 1896)
Mimathyma (Moore, 1896)
Potamis (Hübner, 1806)
Sincana (Moore, 1896)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Apatura
EnglishEmperors
SwedishOb. skimmerfjäril
FinnishHäiveperhoset


Distribution of Apatura Fabricius, 1807
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Albania


Algeria


Andorra


Argentina


Armenia


Austria


Bangladesh


Belarus


Belgium


Bolivia


Bosnia and Herzegovina


Brazil
2 Species
Bulgaria


Chile


China
12 Species
Colombia


Croatia


Cuba


Czech Republic


Denmark


Ecuador


Estonia


Finland


France


Georgia


Germany


Greece


Haiti


Honduras


Hungary


India
8 Species
Indonesia
5 Species
Iran


Italy


Japan


Kazakhstan


Latvia


Liechtenstein


Lithuania


Luxembourg


Malaysia


Mauritius


Mexico


Moldova


Montenegro


Myanmar


Nepal


Netherlands


Nicaragua


North Korea


Norway


Pakistan


Philippines


Poland


Portugal


Romania


Russia


Serbia


Singapore


Slovakia


Slovenia


South Korea


Spain


Sri Lanka


Sweden


Switzerland


Syria


Taiwan


Tajikistan


Thailand


Turkey


Ukraine


United Kingdom


USA
4 Species
Uzbekistan


Vietnam




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