Apatura schrenckii Ménétriès, 1858
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Apaturinae → tribe Apaturini → genus Apatura → species Apatura schrenckii
Species name(s)
Apatura schrenckii Ménétriès, 1858 = Amuriana schrenckii (Menetries, 1859) = Mimathyma schrenckii (Ménétriés, 1859) = Adolias schrenckii Ménétriés, 1859 = Apatura schrenki. [3, 9]
Schrenck’s Emperor.
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 5.
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.
Primary colors
Orange, Blue, Brown/Gray/Black, White, Irisated.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Over-wintering stage
Larva.
Detailed information with references
Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations
- Amuriana schrenckii. [3].
Distribution
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Lower Amur, Seaside, Mid-Amur. [3].
- Areal Apatura schrenckii - south of Primorye, Korea. [13].
- It lives in lowland deciduous and mixed forests, to the waist gorah- dark coniferous taiga. [2].
- The range of Apatura schrenckii is in the south of Primorye, Korea. [85].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Top brownish-black, with whitish and bluish picture, and rusty-brown spots on the front wings. The rear wings are wide white sash with blue iridescent edges. The underside of the rear wings pale greenish-blue with a silvery sheen and olive-colored sash. [13].
- The upper part is brownish-black, with a whitish pattern and bluish, as well as rusty-brown spots on the forewings. The hindwings bear a broad white band with blue iridescent edges. The underside of the hindwings is pale greenish-blue with a silvery sheen and an olive-colored sash. [85].
General info about Imago
- Fly high in the trees, in the heat sink under the forest canopy, the wet soil near pools and river braids often form large clumps. [95].
Imago lifespan
- Flight from early July to mid-August [2].
General info about Larva
- Cvetlo green caterpillar, carries three pairs of dorsal appendages and two at the end of the tip of the trunk. Outwardly like a larvaApatura ilia. [13].
- The caterpillar is light green and bears three pairs of dorsal outgrowths and two points at the end of the body. Looks like a Apatura larva ilia. [85].
Larva food plants / other food objects
Overwintering stage
Subspecies of Apatura schrenckii
- Apatura schrenckii decorata Bang-Haas, 1939. [187]
- A. s. hoenei Mell, 1952. [187]
- A. s. laeta Oberthür, 1906. [187]
- A. s. laeta (Oberthür, 1906). [9]
- A. s. media Oberthür, 1912. [187]
- A. s. viridescens Bang-Haas, 1939. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Andrey Proplyetkin, Vladimir Mescheryakov. Text data: Peter Khramov, Irina Nikulina.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.
References
- [2] Коршунов Ю. П. Булавоусые чешуекрылые Северной Азии. М.: КМК, 2002
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [13] Ламперт К. Атлас бабочек и гусениц. Мн.: Харвест, 2003
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [95] Животный мир уссурийской тайги. Полевой атлас-определитель животных юга Дальнего Востока России. Владивосток: ИПК «Дальпресс», 2004
- [103] Сочивко А.В. Каабак Л.В. Определитель бабочек России. Дневные бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2012
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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Other species Apatura
Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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