Lesser Purple Emperor

Lesser Purple Emperor

Taxobox
name = Apatura ilia



image_width = 250px
image_caption = Lesser Purple Emperor, Red variant (A. ilia f. clytie)
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
divisio = Rhopalocera
familia = Nymphalidae
subfamilia = Apaturinae
genus = "Apatura"
species = "A. ilia"
binomial = "Apatura ilia"
binomial_authority = Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775

The Lesser Purple Emperor, or "Apatura ilia", is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and Asia. It is named for its similarity to the Purple Emperor butterfly.

The wingspan is 55-60 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

External links

* [http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/ApatIlia.htm Apartura ilia] at Native Butterflies of Europe
* [http://en.butterflycorner.net/Apatura-ilia-Lesser-Purple-Emperor-Kleiner-Schillerfalter-Le-Petit-Mars.429.0.html www.butterflycorner.net] (english/german)


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