Apatura

Apatura
	Lesser purple emperor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Apaturinae
Genus:	Apatura; Fabricius, 1807
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	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 ;

Apatura is a genus of butterflies commonly known as the emperors.