Apaturinae
The Apaturinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called emperors.
| Apaturinae | |
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| Asterocampa celtis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Apaturinae |
Description
Strikingly-coloured, with cryptic underwing. A distinguishing character of the subfamily is the green proboscis. [1]
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Doxocopa agathina with 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.[2]
References
- "NYMPHALIDAE - NYMPHALID BUTTERFLIES". FAUNA Paraguay.
- Ohshima, I., Tanikawa-Dodo, Y., Saigusa, T., Nishiyama, T., Kitani, M., Hasebe, M., & Mohri, H. (2010). Phylogeny, biogeography, and host–plant association in the subfamily Apaturinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) inferred from eight nuclear and seven mitochondrial genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 57(3), 1026-1036. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.018
External links
- Checklist Nearctic Nymphalidae List of North American species with images.
- Pteron Images. In Japanese but with binomial names.
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