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Checklist for Subfamily Apaturinae Boisduval, 1840 (Emperors)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
925
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
843
2716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
286
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
129
457
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
2 Genera with 4 Species
Apaturina Herrich-Schä..., 18798SpeciesTaxom
Helcyra Felder, 1899White Emperors2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
4 Species and 7 Subspecies
Apaturina erminea Cramer, 1779Turquoise Emperor
Apaturina erminea neopommerania Hagen, 1897
Apaturina erminea octavia Fruhstorfer, 1904
Apaturina erminea papuana RIBBE, 1884Hobart Brown
Apaturina erminea xanthocera Rothschild, 1904
Apaturina erminia antonia Fruhstorfer, 1904
Apaturina erminia papuana RIBBE, 1896
Apaturina neopommerania Hagen, 1879
Helcyra chionippe Felder & Felder, 1860
Helcyra chionippe marginata Rothschild &..., 1899


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