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Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

Classification

Class
Insecta

Apatura iris, the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a small orange ring on each of the hindwings. Males have a wingspan of 70–80 millimetres (2.

Distribution

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