two-tailed pasha (Charaxes jasius), purple emperor (Apatura iris)

Query: purple emperor butterfly

Result: 7^th of 11

Subject:	two-tailed pasha (Charaxes jasius), purple emperor (Apatura iris)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Français : Planche N°137 du livre "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation" par Georges Cuvier (Tome 14), seconde édition de 1828, représentant :
-en haut : Papillon Nymphale Jasius (Charaxes jasius)
-en bas : Papillon Nymphale iris
Date 13 May 2013, 18:24:22
Author Rvalette
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuvier-137-Nymphale.jpg

1. LE JASIUS. (Nymphalis Jasius) = two-tailed pasha (Charaxes jasius)
3. L'IRIS (Nymphalis Iris) = purple emperor (Apatura iris)

The two-tailed pasha or foxy emperor (Charaxes jasius) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is the only European species of the genus Charaxes. Charaxes jasius occurs in the Mediterranean region and Africa.

The purple emperor (Apatura iris) is a Eurasian butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. Apatura iris is widely distributed in dense, broadleaved woodlands throughout Central Europe including southern Britain, and in suitably temperate parts of Asia, including central and western China.

purple emperor butterfly
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