Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Purple Emperor)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesApatura iris (Purple Emperor)
GenusApatura (purple emperor butterflies)
TribeApaturini (purple emperor butterflies)
SubfamilyAPATURINAE (purple emperor butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Apatura iris (Purple Emperor) :
1: Apatura iris (Purple Emperor)
14 Jul 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female, landed on insect net!
Image 1: Female - landed on insect net!Image 2: Female - landed on insect net! (2)Image 3: Female - landed on insect net! (3)Image 4: Female - on insect net - close-upImage 5: Female - on insect net - close-up (2)Image 6: Female - on insect net - close-up (3)Image 7: Female - on insect net - close-up (4)Image 8: Female - on insect net - close-up - lateral viewImage 9: Female - on insect net - close-up - rear viewImage 10: Female - on insect net - close-up - rear view (2)

Apatura iris (Purple Emperor) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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