Apaturinae

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Apaturinae
Asterocampa celtis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840

The Apaturinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes many species commonly called emperors.

Strikingly-coloured, with cryptic underwing. A distinguishing character of the subfamily is the green proboscis. [1]

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