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Checklist for Subfamily Apaturinae Boisduval, 1840 (Emperors)
and region Korea (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
5750
13716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
5742
13703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
5636
13500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
294
4531
11226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
63
1732
4090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1732
4090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1731
4088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1217
3046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1087
2601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
208
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
100
312
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Korea
8 Genera with 17 Species
Apatura Fabricius, 1889Emperors11SpeciesTaxom
Chitoria Moore, 1891Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Dilipa Moore, 1937Golden Emperor2SpeciesTaxom
Helcyra Felder, 1860
White Emperors0SpeciesTaxom
Hestina Westwood, 1850Circes5SpeciesTaxom
Mimathyma Moore, 1858Purple Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Sasakia Moore, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Sephisa Moore, 0Courtiers3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Korea
17 Species and 11 Subspecies
Apatura amurensis Stichel, 1908
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura ilia clytie (Denis-&-Schi..., 1775)⇒ Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775
Apatura ilia praeclara Moltrecht, 1927
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura iris amurensis Stichel, 1909
Apatura metis FREYER, 1829Freyer's Purple Emperor
Apatura metis heijona Matsumura Ka..., 1977
Apatura nycteis (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Mimathyma nycteis Ménétriés, 1859
Apatura schrenckii (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Mimathyma schrenckii Ménétriés, 1858
Apatura ulupi (Doherty, 1889)⇒ Chitoria ulupi Doherty, 1889
Chitoria ulupi Doherty, 1889Tawny Emperor
Chitoria ulupi fulva Leech, 1891
Dilipa fenestra Leech, 1891
Dilipa fenestra takacukai Seok, 1937
Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758
Hestina assimilis assimilis Linnaeus, 1758
Hestina japonica Felder, 1862
Hestina japonica seoki Shirozu, 1955
Hestina persimilis Westwood, 1850Siren
Mimathyma nycteis Ménétriés, 1859
Mimathyma schrenckii Ménétriés, 1858Schrenck´s Emperor
Sasakia charonda Hewitson, 1862Great purple emperor
Sasakia charonda charonda Hewitson, , 1863
Sasakia charonda coreanus Leech, 1887
Sephisa dichroa Kollar, 1844Western Courtier
Sephisa princeps Fixsen, 1887
Sephisa princeps princeps

Subnodes of Apaturinae with occurrences in Korea
TribeApaturini
Boisduval, 1840
1
7
Genus
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Apaturinae at artfakta.se
Apaturinae at dyntaxa.se
Apaturinae at itis.gov