Apatura Fabricius, 1807
(purple emperor butterflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Apatura iris
Purple Emperor
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 10 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusApatura (purple emperor butterflies)
TribeApaturini (purple emperor butterflies)
SubfamilyAPATURINAE (purple emperor butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Apatura (purple emperor butterflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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