Apatura ilia
| Apatura ilia | |
|---|---|
| A. i. ilia | |
| A. i. ilia f. clytie, Hungary | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Apatura |
| Species: | A. ilia |
| Binomial name | |
| Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
Apatura ilia, the lesser purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic. It is named for its similarity to the purple emperor butterfly.