Purple Emperor
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) is a Eurasian butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. 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 (2.8–3.1 in), and have an iridescent purple-blue sheen that the slightly larger (80–92mm) females lack. The larvae (caterpillars) are green with white and yellow markings, and have two large ‘horns’ at the anterior end and a smaller one at the posterior.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Lepidoptera | |
| Family | Nymphalidae | |
| Genus | Apatura | |
| species | A. iris |
