Apatura

Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.



Species
Listed alphabetically:
 * Apatura ilia ([Denis and Schiffermüller], 1775) – lesser purple emperor
 * Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758) – purple emperor
 * Apatura laverna Leech, 1893
 * Apatura metis Freyer, 1829 – Freyer's purple emperor

Moved to genus Chitoria:
 * Apatura fasciola (Leech, 1890) now in Chitoria fasciola
 * Apatura sordida (Moore, 1865) – sordid emperor now in Chitoria sordida
 * Apatura ulupi (Doherty, 1889) – tawny emperor now in Chitoria ulupi
 * Apatura vietnamica Nguyen, 1979 now in Chitoria vietnamica

Moved to genus Mimathyma:
 * Apatura ambica (Kollar, 1844) – Indian purple emperor now in Mimathyma ambica
 * Apatura chevana Moore 1865 – sergeant emperor now in Mimathyma chevana
 * Apatura nycteis Ménétriès, 1859 now in Mimathyma nycteis
 * Apatura schrenckii Ménétriès, 1858 – Schrenck's emperor now in Mimathyma schrenckii