Apaturinae (Subfamily)

Overview

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Apaturinae is a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called "emperors".

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Checklist Nearctic Nymphalidae List of North American species with images.
Pteron Images.In Japanese but binomial names.

Taxonomy

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The Subfamily Apaturinae is a member of the Family Nymphalidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Apaturinae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Cohort: Myoglossata
        Superorder: Panorpida
        Order: Lepidoptera C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura - a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
        Family: Nymphalidae - Brushfooted Butterflies
        Subfamily: Apaturinae - Emperors

The Subfamily Apaturinae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (22): Antonia · Apatura · Apaturina · Apaturopsis · Asterocampa · Chitoria · Dilipa · Doxocopa · Euapatura · Eulaceura · Euripus · Helcyra · Herona · Hestina · Hestinalis · Idrusia · Mimathyma · Rohana · Sasakia · Sephisa · Thaleropis · Timelaea
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 659 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Apaturinae.

Genera

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Antonia

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Apatura

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

Apaturina

Apaturina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. One example is the turquoise emperor, found in New Guinea. [more]

Apaturopsis

Apaturopsis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Asterocampa

Asterocampa, commonly called Hackberry Butterflies or American Emperors, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found mainly in North and Central America and the Caribbean. [more]

Chitoria

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Dilipa

Dilipa is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Doxocopa

Doxocopa is a of neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae. [more]

Euapatura

Euapatura is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Eulaceura

Eulaceura is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Euripus

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]

Helcyra

Helcyra is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Herona

Herona is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Hestina

Hestina is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Hestinalis

Hestinalis is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Some authors consider Hestinalis and Hestina as one genus. [more]

Idrusia

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Mimathyma

Rohana

Rohana is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Sasakia

Sasakia is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Sephisa

Sephisa is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Thaleropis

Thaleropis is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

Timelaea

Timelaea is a of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. [more]

At least 14 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Timelaea.

More info about the Genus Timelaea may be found here.

Sources

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