Strikingly-coloured, with cryptic underwing. A distinguishing character of the subfamily is the green proboscis. [1]
Doxocopa agathina with green proboscis
Generaedit
Apaturinae consists of 20 genera and shows separate distributions and uncommon host–plant associations. Most genera of this subfamily are found throughout South-East Asia and Africa, whereas the genera Doxocopa and Asterocampa are spread mainly in South America and North America.[2]
^Ohshima, I., Tanikawa-Dodo, Y., Saigusa, T., Nishiyama, T., Kitani, M., Hasebe, M., & Mohri, H. (2010). Phylogeny, biogeography, and host–plant association in the subfamily Apaturinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) inferred from eight nuclear and seven mitochondrial genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 57(3), 1026-1036. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.018
apaturinae, subfamily, butterflies, that, includes, many, species, commonly, called, emperors, asterocampa, celtis, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, family, nymphalidae, s. The Apaturinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called emperors Apaturinae Asterocampa celtis Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Apaturinae Contents 1 Description 2 Genera 3 References 4 External linksDescription editStrikingly coloured with cryptic underwing A distinguishing character of the subfamily is the green proboscis 1 nbsp Doxocopa agathina with green proboscisGenera editApaturinae consists of 20 genera and shows separate distributions and uncommon host plant associations Most genera of this subfamily are found throughout South East Asia and Africa whereas the genera Doxocopa and Asterocampa are spread mainly in South America and North America 2 Apatura Apaturina Apaturopsis Asterocampa Chitoria Dilipa Doxocopa Euapatura Eulaceura Euripus Helcyra Herona Hestina Hestinalis Mimathyma Rohana Sasakia Sephisa Thaleropis TimelaeaReferences edit NYMPHALIDAE NYMPHALID BUTTERFLIES FAUNA Paraguay Ohshima I Tanikawa Dodo Y Saigusa T Nishiyama T Kitani M Hasebe M amp Mohri H 2010 Phylogeny biogeography and host plant association in the subfamily Apaturinae Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae inferred from eight nuclear and seven mitochondrial genes Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 3 1026 1036 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2010 09 018External links editChecklist Nearctic Nymphalidae List of North American species with images Pteron Images In Japanese but with binomial names nbsp This article related to members of the butterfly subfamily Apaturinae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apaturinae amp oldid 1092081500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
