Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)
Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Großer Schillerfalter Purple Emperor
Synonyms and other combinations:
Papilio iris Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Apatura suspirans (Poda, 1761) | Papilio rubescens Esper, 1781 | Apatura junonia (Borkhausen, 1788) | Papilio beroe Fabricius, 1793 | Apatura pallas Leech, 1890 |
Classification:
Apatura iris belongs to the subfamily Apaturinae.References, further reading, links:
- Camberwell Beauty
- Cardinal
- Comma Butterfly
- Great Banded Grayling
- Lesser Marbled Fritillary
- Lesser Purple Emperor
- Map Butterfly
- Marbled White
- Meadow Brown
- Monarch
- Painted Lady
- Peacock Butterfly
- Plain Tiger
- Poplar Admiral
- Purple Emperor
- Queen of Spain Fritillary
- Red Admiral
- Ringlet
- Silver-washed Fritillary
- Small Heath
- Small Tortoiseshell
- Southern White Admiral
- Speckled Wood
- Spotted Fritillary
- Wall Brown