Apaturina
| Apaturina | |
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| Male of Apaturina erminea papuana. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Apaturinae |
| Genus: | Apaturina Herrich-Schäffer, 1864 |
| Species | |
Apaturina is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. One example is the turquoise emperor, found in New Guinea.
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