Apaturinae

The Apaturinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called emperors.

Description
Strikingly-coloured, with cryptic underwing. A distinguishing character of the subfamily is the green proboscis.

Genera
Apaturinae consists of 20 genera and shows separate distributions and uncommon host–plant associations. Most genera of this subfamily are found throughout South-East Asia and Africa, whereas the genera Doxocopa and Asterocampa are spread mainly in South America and North America.


 * Apatura
 * Apaturina
 * Apaturopsis
 * Asterocampa
 * Chitoria
 * Dilipa
 * Doxocopa
 * Euapatura
 * Eulaceura
 * Euripus
 * Helcyra
 * Herona
 * Hestina
 * Hestinalis
 * Mimathyma
 * Rohana
 * Sasakia
 * Sephisa
 * Thaleropis
 * Timelaea