Apatura laverna
Apatura laverna | |
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Apatura laverna in Seitz (51a) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Apatura |
Species: | A.laverna |
Binomial name | |
Apatura laverna | |
Apatura laverna is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the emperors group within the brushfooted family. It is endemic to China.
Subspecies
- A. l. laverna Sichuan, Shaanxi
- A. l. yunlingensis Yoshino, 1999 N.Yunnan
Description from Seitz
A. laverna Leech (51a) recalls A. ilia here in the shape of the wings, but the distal margin of the fore-wing is more distinctly angulate below the apex and more deeply incurved below this angle.Ground-colour deep ochreous-brown, the markings blackish and similar to those of the subspecies of A. ilia mentioned above,but the rounded spots in the distal area of the hindwing are absent, there being here a narrow blackish band at the outer side of which stands a row of whitish spots. Female not known. — West China : Pu-tsu-fong, Wa-ssukow, Omei-shan, in June and July, at altitudes of from 1200–3000 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Leech, 1893 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (1): 1-296, pl. 1-28 (1892-1894), (2): 297-681, pl. 29-43 (1893-1894)
- ↑ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes,
Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
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