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Apaturinae Boisduval 1840

Emperors and Hackberry Butterflies

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taxon links [up-->]Sephisa [up-->]Sasakia [up-->]Thaleropis [up-->]Asterocampa [up-->]Dilipa [up-->]Euapatura mirza [up-->]Apatura [up-->]Apaturopsis [up-->]Hestinalis [up-->]Timelaea [up-->]Rohana [up-->]Euripus [up-->]Apaturina [up-->]Hestina [up-->]Mimathyma [up-->]Herona [up-->]Chitoria [up-->]Helcyra [up-->]Doxocopa [up-->]Eulaceura Phylogenetic position of group is uncertain[down<--]Nymphalidae Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Nymphalidae

Introduction

The emperors, peacocks and hackberry butterflies have a cosmopolitain distribution, with a particularly diverse array of species in eastern Asia.

Nomenclature and synonymy

There are a large number of small or monotypic genera in Apaturinae, and there is a good deal of disagreement in the literature on whether or not many of these ought to be synonyms. They are presented here as hypotheses to be tested.

Other Names for Apaturinae Boisduval 1840

References

Bridges CA. 1988. Catalogue of family-group and genus-group names (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Charles A. Bridges, Urbana, IL.

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Location Sofia, Bulgaria
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Male Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) 6/10
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Copyright © 2006 Peter Orosz
Location Taiwan
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source 臺灣燦蛺蝶（白裙黃斑蛺蝶）Sephisa daimio Matsumura
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Copyright © 2008 ashung
Location Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Not even a posing fee
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Marty DeAngelo
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