Apatura iris

Apatura iris

Purple Emperor

(Linnaeus, 1758) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Least Concern (LC) IUCN
GBIF observations
83,853 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
8,479 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
4 specimens
Description

Apatura iris, the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological

Specimens in the collection

Legacy synonyms
apatura iris
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Salix caprea Salicaceae · Salix
  • Salix cinerea Salicaceae · Salix
  • Salix sp. Polycitoridae · Salix
  • Alnus sp. Betulaceae · Alnus
  • Populus tremula Salicaceae · Populus
  • Salix aurita Salicaceae · Salix
Related species
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