As used for the cracker butterflies by Illiger in 1807,
Apatura has been officially rejected and is now
Hamadryas.
| Apatura
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| Lesser purple emperor
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Nymphalidae
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| Subfamily:
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Apaturinae
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| Genus:
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Apatura
Fabricius, 1807
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| Species
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See text
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| Synonyms
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- Aeola Billberg, 1820
- Apaturia Sodoffsky, 1837
- Athymodes Moore, 1896
- Bremeria Moore, 1896
- Chitoria Moore, 1896
- Dravira Moore, 1896
- Limina Moore, 1896
- Mars Girard, 1866
- Mimathyma Moore, 1896
- Narsenga Moore, 1896
- Potamis Hübner, [1806]
- Rohana Moore, 1880
- Sincana Moore, 1896
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Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.